Bournonville
Americannoun
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At the Ted Shawn Theatre this weekend, the Danes perform excerpts from the Bournonville gems “La Sylphide,” “The Kermesse in Bruges,” and “A Folktale.”
From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2018
This made musically attentive performances in the Bournonville — from Sara Mearns and Tyler Angle in the pas de deux, and Indiana Woodward and Anthony Huxley in the pas de six — especially satisfying.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2016
This story of broken hearts and human frailties is the best-known work of August Bournonville, an important Danish choreographer of the Romantic era and one of the greatest dance storytellers.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2016
This connection’s most potent ingredient is the long, complex, lively, step-packed dance phrases created by both Bournonville and City Ballet’s founding ballet master, Balanchine.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2016
Capres, Bournonville, Baron de, negotiates with the Dutch touching the principality for Madame des Ursins, 281; liberally rewarded by Philip V., 281.
From Political Women, Vol. 2 by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
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