emotion and pleasure

Sylvia breaks with Romantic ballet conventions as the main character's coming of age journey begins at the awakening of her sensuality. Mythology is intermingled with historical reference as the choreography captures the physicality and passion of a young and exuberant woman as she follows her ambitions and experiences true pleasure.

Beyond its importance as Sir Frederick Ashton's homage to the great ballets of Marius Petipa, it is a truly challenging role for the ballerina, dramatically as much as technically, who must present herself in a number of guises.

Set to the original Leo Delibes score, this is Sylvia, but for the modern world. Don't miss this rich and elegant work that displays the talents of one of modern ballet's most important figures.