H. Loewenshold «LA SYLPHIDE»

The Sylph

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 (first performance)

James, Anna's son
BOGDAN VERBOVOY

Madge, the witch
DAUREN ZHENIS

Effie, James's fiancée
DINARA KUDABAEVA

Homeowner
ELDAR ABILOV

Anna, the widow of a farmer
AIGUL DUISEKOVA

Gern, the peasant
SYRYM AYUPOV

Nancy, Effie's friend
DINA AUELBEK

The girl
MILANA RAKHIMBEKOVA

Sylphs, Scottish peasants, old men, children, witches ballet dancers

Symphony Orchestra of the Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theater named after Abai

Conductor MUKHTAR KALDAUAKOV

The conductor is NURZHAN BAIBUSINOV, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, chief conductor of KazNTOB named after him. Abaya

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)

The artistic director of the ballet company is GULZHAN TUTKIBAYEVA, People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan