K090 DVD Ballet La Fille Mal Gardée Royal - Lesley Collier Running Time: 1 hour 36 minutes Starring: The Royal Ballet Music: John Lanchbery & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Recorded: 1981 Aspect Ratio: 4:3, Picture quality from the 1981s, I think you can enjoy it. ★Lesley Collier, a true Royal ballerina! Collier and Bussell were the genuine ballerinas of the UK at that time and before. ① Margot Fonteyn (Prima Ballerina in 1946, mother of Irish descent, father Brazilian, so not a true British) ② Lesley Collier (Principal in 1972. It was around the mid-20th century that excellent ballet dancers began to emerge from the UK, and Collier was one of them.) ③ Darcey Bussell (Principal in 1989) La Fille Mal Gardée - Overview As a surviving classical work, it is considered one of the oldest ballet works, along with "Giselle". The first production, choreographed by Jean Dauberval, has been lost, but the most famous is the work of the Royal Ballet, choreographed by Frederick Ashton, based on John Lanchbery's arrangement of Ferdinand Hérold's score from 1828, which is performed all over the world, and the Asami Maki Ballet in Japan has it in its repertoire. This is the Ashton version, which is performed frequently. The Ashton version consists of two acts, with a man playing the heroine's mother, and is a comical work with "Wooden Shoe Dance" and "Chicken Dance" interspersed. ★Quoted from a review on the Web I often hear about Lise's wedding, but I don't think there are many opportunities to see the whole performance. I think it's an easy-to-understand story that children can enjoy, with laughter and tears. Lesley Collier's precise and speedy dancing was wonderful. I was able to watch it with peace of mind. Just one thing, "You don't have to kiss that many times...". It's a work from about 40 to 50 years ago, from 1981, but it doesn't feel old because it's a great performance.