La Fille Mal Gardeé | Swan LakeFrederick Ashton's 1960 ballet is one of the most perfectly constructed narratives in the classical repertory. A reinvention of Jean Dauberval's 1789 pastoral comedy, it's the story of Lise, a sparky young woman who has fallen in love with a handsome farmhand and is doing everything she can to escape her engagement to Alain, the addle-witted son of the local squire. The enduring charm …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM on June 14, 2014