An exhibition is currently showing at the Royal Opera House in Covent garden, titled Sylphides and Faeries.Well I know what a fairy is but what is a sylphide?
A short ballet with no story but dancers in white, sylph like creatures, dancing in moonlight. (according to wikipedia).
So puppets, beautiful costumes and lithographs are all on view. I also learned that La Sylphide was the first ballet that had ballerinas balance on their toes for most of the production.
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I enjoy being educated here.
The light in this photograph is really beautiful and I like the expression in the face.
What a fantastic shot! I really love it! Well done!
Interesting. I have learned something new today! And, I LOVE the Royal Opera House! I know the guys who work backstage, so whenever I am there, I try to stop in and say hello. The first time I was there, I got a tour of the building from top to bottom! It was fantastic!
This is a striking photo, just because of its uniqueness. Very cool!
Sorry I've been absent...in December my husband and I found out we are going to have our first child, and things have been a bit...distracting! :)
A very nice "portrait", however obviously not of the sylphide, who should be some kind of ideal beautiful woman - I believe! Do you have some other photos available? :-) Have a nice weekend!
Beautiful creature in its own way. Fragile and elegant. Appeals to the imagination.
A beautiful shot, Mo. Perfectly captured and so fascinating.
the
shadows
make this shot(!)
excellent!
/t.
Yes, it was a private tour. I worked with the crew when the Royal Ballet came to Boston in 2006. When I was in London in '07, I ran into one of the guys on the street in Covent Garden and he recognized me from Boston! It was really odd how it happened... I wasn't even in the country for 3 hours, and all of a sudden I was inside the Royal Opera House watching a press rehearsal for the opera with a man from Tuscany, and then got a tour after the show. Now, I know how everything works there, and I even got to go out on the roof! It was so great! The guys who work there are the best in the business! :D
Lovely shot, Mo, although the green being looks like something between start trek, et and shrek (for the colour at least!). Have a nice weekend. Ciao. A.
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I had no idea what a young or diminutive sylph is so looked it up and still don't know. Duh. I must be missing something.
I do like your photo and the light and shadows.
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This is a cute looking thing, if a bit scary. I like the shadows in the photo.
I don't understand much of the dance things, but the photograph is amazing :)
The puppet is beautiful !
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