«La Sylphide»: The stage fate of the performance

Abstract

The article is devoted to the history of performances of Philippe Taglioni’s ballet «La Sylphide» which became a turning point in the history of ballet theater. In the ballet «La Sylphide» the dance appears as the owner of its own choreographic language. After staging this ballet, its development of ballet follows an open path. The choreographer created a performance for his talented daughter Maria Taglioni, whose work is one of the important pages in the history of ballet. The article reproduces in detail the detailed history of the creation by the choreographer Philippe Taglioni and the composer Jean Madeleine Schneitzhoffer, and also traces further productions that determined the fate of this ballet. Findings from the author’s research support the assertion that the creation of the ballet «La Sylphide» was a turning point in the history of ballet.