| | |  | HIP HOP KRUMP & BREAKDANCING | Home » » » Lacotte - La Sylphide / Aurelie Dupont, Mathieu Ganio, Melanie Hurel, Jean-Marie Didiere, Ermanna Floria, Paris Opera Ballet | | | | | | | Description: | | SYLPHIDE - DVD Movie | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Pierre Lacotte, Dupont, Ganio, Hurel, Didiere | | Format:
| Classical, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Subtitle:
| English, French, Spanish | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Tdk DVD Video | | Run Time:
| 127 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| June 21, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
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34 of 34 found the following review helpful:
The Most Beautiful Ballet Of The 19th Century RecreatedSep 03, 2005
By Rudy Avila
"Saint Seiya"
When La Sylphide first premiered on March 12, 1832, Marie Taglioni made ballet history by dancing in the first white tutu and dancing the whole performance en pointe. It is considered the first Romantic ballet (not the court dances or court-inspired dances of the time of Louix the Fourteenth). For the first time, a world of whimsy and poetic imagery was staged. La Sylphide tells the story of a Scotsman who is married but falls for a mysterious aerial creature- La Sylphide. There is much plotless dancing and beautiful forest scenery. A villain- Madge, bent on ruining the lovers. This production from 2004 is performed by the Paris Opera Ballet company. It's beautifully re-created from the original choreography by Taglioni. The music is masterfully orchestrated and the bonus feature recounting the history is a fine addition. Own this DVD today if you love classic ballet.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
An enchanting eveningDec 03, 2005
By Christian Bernard
We have recently bought this DVD and highly recommend it. Picture and sound quality are gorgeous. Aurélie Dupont's dancing is magnificent. She is elegant, weightless and she truly IS la Sylphide by expressing all her feelings and grace. Mathieu Gano is extremely elegant, athletic and very expressive. The "Corps de Ballet" is a model of precision and beauty. The forest décor with the flying Sylphides is magnificent. Lacotte's interview explains how he has succeeded in rebuilding the ballet as presented in 1832 from information painfully gathered over the years. A lovely moment for ballet lovers.
19 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Super wonderful ballet!Jul 08, 2005
By Highland Dancer
Wow! This was such a terrific ballet to watch. Costumes were wonderful, sets were beautiful. The Paris Opera Ballet did such an excellent job creating this production. It is somewhat of a reproduction piece, being pieced together from original choreography with some new added. The dancing definitely has an old world "period" feel to it - not a pyrotechnical crowd jumps to their feet kind of production. I was stunned by Ms Dupont and Mr Ganio. Dupont has the most beautiful feet I have ever seen - She's a beautiful dancer, but her feet were just exquisite. And Ganio was the most graceful male dancer I've ever seen. A lot of the dancing is somewhat plotless - lots of the guy dancing with sylphs in the woods, but it doesn't get boring because you keep saying wow about the dancers. This is a must own for ballet lovers. And the interview/making of/history of La Sylphide bonus was very educating.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
One of the Paris Opera Ballet's Best!Mar 19, 2006
By J. M WILINSKY
This is a modern, more complete version of the previous video the Paris Opera Ballet came out with in the 1960's, which featured Ghislaine Thesmar and Michael Denard. This previous one had set the standard in some ways. To be sure, Ghislaine Thesmar coaches ballerinas in the POB for this part(see some of my reviews for the POB documentaries), so her stamp is still here! This newer version compares well with the older one. Most significantly, this one is a stage production, performed with a live audience, the older one was a movie, and we get a more complete choreography here, including many solos and small group dances not seen in the older one. This classic ballet is one of the most choreographically ambitious ballets in the classical repertoire and should not be passed up! Now, this dvd will set the standard for a long time to come for the Lacotte version.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Just to clarify a misconception...Jun 22, 2009
By French Critic
Balletomanes, boys, and girls: I don't want to disillusion you, but what you see in this DVD is NOT the original choreography by Filippo Taglioni of La Sylphide as performed in Paris in 1832. Taglioni's documentation of his work, for reasons unknown, has not survived. Contrary to what Pierre Lacotte (who is an otherwise delightful gentleman) would have you believe, the POB's "re-creation" is 95% Monsieur Lacotte's invention, and 5% based on documentation (critiques, engravings, etc.) from the period.
The style is far too sophisticated for the early 19th century (compare it with the more mime-intensive Danish version), and the technical demands of the choreography are too ambitious versus what even the best dancers would have been able to accomplish over a century and a half ago.
Nonetheless, Pierre Lacotte has given us a delightful piece of work, proving himself to be a far superior (albeit less prolific) choreographer to his contemporary and fellow POB "alumnus" Patrice Bart.
p.s. - hooray for Effie!
In summary, a five star piece of dance and drama, but I must knock one star off because of "truth in advertising" issues.
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