Film
Les Sylphides
United Kingdom- Director
- Christian Simpson
- Year
- 1953
A studio performance of the ballet Les Sylphides by Michel Fokine, first broadcast on 3 April 1953 and starring Alicia Markova, John Field, Violetta Elvin and Svetlana Beriosova.
Top cast
Alicia Markova
Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Prelude in A major / Waltz in C# major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major)
Violetta Elvin
Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Mazurka in D major / Grade valse brilliante in E♭ major)
Svetlana Beriosova
Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Waltz in G♭ major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major)
John Field
Principal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Mazurka in C major / Waltz in C# major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major)
Tamara Karsavina
Self (Introduction)
Betty Ash
Corps de Ballet
Judy Collins
Corps de Ballet
Patricia Cree
Corps de Ballet
Juliet Darnley
Corps de Ballet
Joan Elvin
Corps de Ballet
Marjorie Field
Corps de Ballet
Audrey Harman
Corps de Ballet
Christina Hillhouse
Corps de Ballet
Joyce Lyndon
Corps de Ballet
Frances Pidgeon
Corps de Ballet
Rosemary Syrett
Corps de Ballet
Barbara Willoughby
Corps de Ballet
Hazel Wiscombe
Corps de Ballet
Directed by
Christian Simpson
Produced by
Christian Simpson
