Podcast » Ballet For All
A special episode of Voices of British Ballet about Ballet For All. Jeanetta Laurence, formerly a dancer with and Associate Director of the Royal Ballet, hosts a conversation with former members of...
ballets » La Sylphide
Timeline Event » 1968 – Beryl Grey becomes director of London Festival Ballet
After a period of instability, London Festival Ballet appointed Beryl Grey as the company’s new artistic director. She commissioned a number of important productions for the company, including Mary...
Timeline Event » 1979 – London Festival Ballet dances Peter Schaufuss’ production of La Sylphide for the first time
The ballet that best epitomises Romantic ballet, La Sylphide was first performed in Paris in 1831. Created by the choreographer and ballet master Filippo Taglioni as a vehicle for his daughter, the...