La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

Synopsis

Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter) is one of the choreographer's most joyous and colourful creations. Inspired by his love for the Suffolk countryside, the ballet is set on a farm and tells a story of love between Lise, the daughter of Widow Simone, and Colas, a young farmer. It contains some of Ashton's most stunning choreography, most strikingly in the series of energetic pas de deux that express the youthful passion of the young lovers, performed here by Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae. The ballet is laced with exuberant good humour, and elements of national folk dance, from dancing chickens and a maypole dance to a Lancashire clog dance for Widow Simone, performed by Philip Mosley.

Main Cast

Natalia Osipova

Lise

Age : 37 | Popularity : 3%

Steven McRae

Colas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Paul Kay

Alain

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Christopher Saunders

Thomas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Philip Mosley

Widow Simone

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Michael Stojko

Cockerel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Francesca Hayward

Hen

Age : 31 | Popularity : 11%

Leticia Stock

Hen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ross MacGibbon
Crew	Choreographer	Frederick Ashton
Sound	Music Arranger	John Lanchbery
	Music	Ferdinand Hérold
	Conductor	Barry Wordsworth
Lighting	Lighting Design	John B. Read
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Osbert Lancaster
Art	Set Designer	Osbert Lancaster
Writing	Scenario Writer	Jean Dauberval
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