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August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville , a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre , and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay , née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet .
La Sylphide (English: The Sylph; Danish: Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836.
The guiding principle of the Bournonville method is that the dancer should perform with a natural grace, dramatic impact and harmony between body and music [2] Graceful epaulement, with the upper body usually twisting towards the working foot, to draw attention to and emphasise the movement. [3] [2]
August Bournonville. The following is a list of ballets by Danish ballet master and choreographer August Bournonville (1805–1879). 63 Ballets. 1829. Acclaim to the Graces (Gratiernes Hyldning). Divertissement. Music: M.E. Caraffa, W.R. v. Gallemberg, and F. Sor. First performed on Tuesday, 01-09-1829. The Night Shadow La Somnambule ...
Bournonville was a dancer, choreographer, ballet teacher and director. He was son of the dancer and French ballet master Antoine Bournonville, who was a disciple of the great Noverre. Auguste was born in Copenhagen in 1805, studied with his father, and completed his training in France—with Vestris, the last virtuoso of the French classical ...
Born in Copenhagen, Nielsen was one of August Bournonville's earliest pupils. When Lucile Grahn left Denmark in 1839, Nielsen inherited her roles. She made her début in La Sylphide in the role Bournonville had choreographed specially for her predecessor.
She went on to dance Virginie in Bournonville's Paul og Virginie and Margaretha in his Faust (1932), gaining the status of a soloist. [ 2 ] After a questionable pregnancy, an unsuccessful marriage, periods of illness, and increasing problems with Bournonville and the Royal Theatre, in 1831 she was finally punished with a month's imprisonment in ...
August Bournonville, 1841 [1] Le Conservatoire, or A Marriage by Advertisement (Konservatoriet eller et Avisfrieri) is a two-act vaudeville ballet created by the Danish choreographer and ballet master August Bournonville in 1849 for the Royal Danish Ballet. The ballet's setting is a dance studio at the Conservatoire de Paris.