Flemming Flindt Flops
Lucette Aldous was even worse. I've seen numerous versions of La Sylphide by numerous dancers, some more true to Bournonville and some better than others. The best variant is Peter Schaufus's version with Eva Evdokimova for the ENB. To watch this performance was painful to me as a veteran balletomane and to my friend, a principal dancer who had performed James. When Flindt displayed 1 1/2 facial expressions, I opined he might be able to get away with it on stage, but not on television. At no point in this sad spectacle was there any magic of the ballet or in the ballet. One really has to work very hard to make Bournonville's La Sylphide boring. So the cast gets an E for Effort.
Poor excuse for Bournonville
One has to be truly desperate for some Bournonville to waste money on this DVD. Fortunately, La Sylphide and other Bournonville masterworks are available, as performed by 'the source' - The Royal Danish Ballet. Go for the late-1980s Sylphide DVD performed by Jeppesen and Hubbe, to see The Real Thing.
more please
I remember seeing both of these pieces performed by this cast in the great old days. I wish more classic performances would be released on disc.
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