Les Sylphides (1953)
A studio performance of the ballet Les Sylphides by Michel Fokine, first broadcast on 3 April 1953 and starring Alicia Markova, John Field, Violetta Elvin and Svetlana Beriosova.
Director: Christian Simpson
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Alicia Markova as Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Prelude in A major / Waltz in C# major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major) |
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Violetta Elvin as Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Mazurka in D major / Grade valse brilliante in E♭ major) |
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Svetlana Beriosova as Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Waltz in G♭ major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major) |
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John Field as Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Mazurka in C major / Waltz in C# major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major) |
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Tamara Karsavina as Self (Introduction) |
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Betty Ash as Corps de Ballet |
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Judy Collins as Corps de Ballet |
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Patricia Cree as Corps de Ballet |
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Juliet Darnley as Corps de Ballet |
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Joan Elvin as Corps de Ballet |
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Marjorie Field as Corps de Ballet |
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Audrey Harman as Corps de Ballet |
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Christina Hillhouse as Corps de Ballet |
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Joyce Lyndon as Corps de Ballet |
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Frances Pidgeon as Corps de Ballet |
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Rosemary Syrett as Corps de Ballet |
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Barbara Willoughby as Corps de Ballet |
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Hazel Wiscombe as Corps de Ballet |
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Valerie Wiscombe as Corps de Ballet |
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Marjorie Woodhams as Corps de Ballet |
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Selena Wylie as Corps de Ballet |
| Sound | Eric Robinson | Conductor |
| Crew | Michel Fokine | Choreographer |
| Sound | Frédéric Chopin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Christian Simpson | Producer |
| Art | Richard R. Greenough | Settings |
| Crew | Lydia Sokolova | Other |
| Art | Cyril Beaumont | Other |
| Directing | Christian Simpson | Director |
