La Fille mal gardée

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La Fille mal gardée is a lighthearted, pastoral comic ballet—one of the oldest still regularly performed—celebrated for its charming love story, folk-inspired dances, and enduring place in the classical ballet repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet
ballet production
comic ballet
pastoral ballet
characterType peasant characters
choreographer Frederick Ashton
choreographicStyle classical ballet with folk dance elements
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1789-07-01
firstPerformancePlace Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux
genre comic ballet
pastoral
romantic comedy
hasHappyEnding true
hasVersion La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton production)
La Fille mal gardée self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Fille mal gardée (Gorsky production)

La Fille mal gardée (Nijinska production)
La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton production)
surface form: La Fille mal gardée (Petipa production)
includesScene clog dance
harvest celebrations
maypole dance
ribbon dance
languageOfTitle French
mainCharacter Alain
Colas
Lise
Widow Simone
musicArrangedBy John Lanchbery
musicBy Ferdinand Hérold
various composers in different productions
notableFor being one of the oldest ballets still regularly performed
comic clog dance for Widow Simone
comic mime
folk-inspired dances
lighthearted pastoral style
use of English folk dance elements
originalChoreographer Jean Dauberval
originalTitle Le Ballet de la paille
partOf classical ballet repertoire
performedBy Bolshoi Ballet
Paris Opera Ballet
The Royal Ballet
many international ballet companies
plotSummary The love story of Lise and Colas who outwit Lise’s mother to avoid an arranged marriage and marry for love.
premiereDate 1960-01-28
premieredBy The Royal Ballet
premiereLocation Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
setInPeriod 18th century rural France
targetAudience family audiences
theme conflict between love and arranged marriage
rural village life
young love
tone comic
lighthearted
translatedTitle The Wayward Girl
surface form: The Wayward Daughter

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The Royal Ballet repertoireIncludes La Fille mal gardée
Herman Cornejo notableRole La Fille mal gardée
this entity surface form: Colas in La Fille mal gardée
La Fille mal gardée hasVersion La Fille mal gardée self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Fille mal gardée (Gorsky production)
Frederick Ashton notableWork La Fille mal gardée
Frederick Ashton hasSignatureWork La Fille mal gardée
Marianela Núñez notableWork La Fille mal gardée