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
The spirit of 19th-century Danish choreographer August Bournonville had taken over, and it suited the company splendidly.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2016
The production, with choreography by August Bournonville — who created his version for the Royal Danish Ballet in 1836 — was the first ballet Mr. Martins ever watched.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2016
Peter Martins, City Ballet’s Danish director, is a product of this Bournonville classic and last year brought it to New York.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2016
Bournonville ballets represent scenes from classical mythology, as well as from ancient Scandinavian history, and the Danish people are much attached to this Northern composer of ballet.
From Denmark by Thomson, M. Pearson
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