H. Loewenshold «LA SYLPHIDE»
la sylphide
romantic ballet in 2 acts
libretto by A. Nurri and F. Taglioni
choreography by August Bournonville
edited by Elsa - Marianne von Rosen
Cast and Performers:
The sylph, the spirit of the air........................ AKBOTA BEKBOLATOVA
James, Anna's son.......................................... RUSTEM IMANGALIYEV
Madge, the witch........................................... DAUREN ZHENIS
Effie, James's fiancee......................................AIMAN EGISBAYEVA
Homeowner.................................................... ELDAR ABILOV
Anna, the widow of a farmer.......................... AIGUL DUISEKOVA
Gern, the peasant.............................................NURSULTAN ALPAMYSULY
Nancy, Effie's friend....................................... DINA AUELBEK
Sylphs, Scottish peasants, old men, children, witches - ballet dancers
Symphony Orchestra of the Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theater named after Abay
Conductor - MUKHTAR KALDAUAKOV
Conductor - NURZHAN BAIBUSINOV, honored Worker of Kazakhstan, chief conductor of KazNTOB named after Abay
Choreographer – LEONID SARAFANOV, premier of the Mariinsky Theatre, winner of the theater awards "Benois de la Danse", "Golden Mask", "Golden Soffit" (St. Petersburg)
Production designer – VYACHESLAV OKUNEV, People's Artist of Russia, laureate of State Prizes of the Republics of Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus (St. Petersburg)
Artistic director of the ballet troupe - GULZHAN TUTKIBAYEVA, People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan
