La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter) is one of the choreographer's most joyous and colourful creations. Inspired by his love for the Suffolk countryside, the ballet is set on a farm and tells a story of love between Lise, the daughter of Widow Simone, and Colas, a young farmer. It contains some of Ashton's most stunning choreography, most strikingly in the series of energetic pas de deux that express the youthful passion of the young lovers, performed here by Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae. The ballet is laced with exuberant good humour, and elements of national folk dance, from dancing chickens and a maypole dance to a Lancashire clog dance for Widow Simone, performed by Philip Mosley.
Cast
Natalia Osipova
as Lise
Steven McRae
as Colas
Paul Kay
as Alain
Christopher Saunders
as Thomas
Philip Mosley
as Widow Simone
Michael Stojko
as Cockerel
Francesca Hayward
as Hen
Leticia Stock
as Hen
Gemma Pitchley-Gale
as Hen
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
as Hen
