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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Fille mal gardée canonical | 4 |
| Colas in La Fille mal gardée | 1 |
| La Fille mal gardée (Gorsky production) | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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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
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pastoral ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasHappyEnding | true ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton production)
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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)
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| includesScene |
clog dance
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harvest celebrations ⓘ maypole dance ⓘ ribbon dance ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alain
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Colas ⓘ Lise ⓘ Widow Simone ⓘ |
| musicArrangedBy | John Lanchbery ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Ferdinand Hérold
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various composers in different productions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest ballets still regularly performed
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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
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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
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rural village life ⓘ young love ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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lighthearted ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
The Wayward Girl
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surface form:
The Wayward Daughter
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colas in La Fille mal gardée
this entity surface form:
La Fille mal gardée (Gorsky production)