La Fille Mal Gardée
Choreographed by Tatiana Pevneva.
Youth Ballet WA presented excerpts from this light-hearted ballet full of comedy and visual enjoyment. La Fille Mal Gardée is a comic ballet inspired by PierreAntoine Baudouin's 1789 painting Le Reprimande/Une Jeune Fille Querellée par sa Mère. The painting depicts a young girl in tears as she is being berated by her mother in a barn, while her lover can be seen disappearing up the loft.
The ballet was originally produced and choreographed by the Ballet Master Jean Dauberval. First performed in 1789, it is the oldest, and one of the most important works in the history of classical ballet repertoire. La Fille Mal Gardée, the traditional classical ballet, is a delightful tale of young love.
The Widow Simone is determined to betroth her willful daughter Lise to the eccentric son of a rich farmer, but Lise, and her lover Colas, conspire to thwart the widow’s plans.
