| La Sylphide (new production) | Musique: Løvenskiold, Herman Severin (1815-1870) Chorégraphie: August Bournonville (Original), Johan Kobborg |
| The Czech National Ballet | |
| Piotr Staniszewski | Direction |
| Martin Černý | Décors |
| Barbora Maleninská | Costumes |
| Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |
| Alina Nanu | Danse |
| Paul Irmatov | Danse |
| Kristýna Němečková | Danse |
| Matěj Šust | Danse |
| Tereza Podařilová | Danse |
| Ayaka Fujii | Danse |
| Danilo Lo Monaco | Danse |
| Irina Burduja | Danse |
| Oleg Ligaj | Danse |
| Alexandra Pera | Danse |
The Czech National Ballet in Prague will stage an adaptation of the ballet La Sylphide by Johan Kobborg, a Bournonville connoisseur.
Johan Kobborg gained great acclaim as principal dancer of the Royal Danish Ballet and The Royal Ballet in London. He has also been a sought-after choreographer and director. His La Sylphide is a tribute to August Bournonville and his work, a vital part of the global cultural heritage.
The ballet La Sylphide tells the story of James, a young Scotsman, whose mind is riven. Possessing a restless soul, although he adores Effie, his tender bride-to-be, he longs for a different world, with his visions transcending earthly life. Is it appropriate to dream of sylphs on one’s wedding day? James is duly approached by a sylph, an ungraspable symbol of his desires, who lures him to the forest. Yet a sylph cannot be caught – whenever James stretches out his arm to touch her, she escapes. And when he finally embraces her, she dies. Sylphs cannot live and love like humans …