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Reviews
"Greatest of comic ballets... Of all the ballets Alexander Grant brought with him from England when he became Artistic Director, none could have made a more welcome return."
- The Toronto Star, 2002
"***** (out of five) La Fille mal gardée proved to be so wonderfully, romantically giddy that a few patrons were almost certainly surprised to find that they weren’t walking through daffodils as they exited."
- The Toronto Star, 2002
"It’s hard to imagine a more appealing ballet concoction than Sir Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This bumptious romp is part ballet, part pantomime. You don’t have to know about dance to be seduced by it."
- The Hamilton Spectator, 2002
"Run, don’t walk to get your ticket... a comic masterpiece... Ashton’s Fille ultimately succeeds because of its vivid depiction of simple human love. Only the most hard of hearts could fail to be charmed. It is the perfect ballet for people who think they loathe ballet and the perfect ballet for people who love it... Fille remains a winner."
The National Post, 2002
"The ballet is a warm-hearted outing for children of all ages, and from the moment the fussy rooster leads his four feisty hens in the opening dance, you know you’re in for a good time."
The Globe and Mail, 2002
The National Ballet invites you to attend the La Fille mal gardée Ballet Talk 45 minutes before every show.
Ballet Talks are engaging and offer interesting insights on the performance you are about to see. The talks are free to all ticket holders and take place in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in the City Room of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Ballet Talks are videotaped on opening night and can be watched on the website the following day.
The Ballet Talks for La Fille mal gardeé will be hosted by First Soloist Tanya Howard.
The Virtual Museum is an online gallery featuring items held within the National Ballet Archives. Each exhibit surveys the history of a ballet through archival material including programmes, set and costume sketches, photographs, press items, correspondence, footwear, costumes, artifacts and more.
Visit La Fille mal gardée Virtual Exhibit
Principal Casting
Widow Simone
Matjash Mrozewski+ (February 29, March 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 pm/ March 4 at 2:00 pm)
Kevin D. Bowles* (March 1, 3 at 2:00 pm)
Lise
Sonia Rodriguez (February 29, March 2 at 7:30 pm/March 4 at 2:00 pm)
Tina Pereira* (March 1, 3 at 2:00 pm)
Jillian Vanstone* (March 1, 3 at 7:30 pm)
Colas
Piotr Stanczyk (February 29, March 2 at 7:30 pm/March 4 at 2:00 pm)
Keiichi Hirano (March 1, 3 at 2:00 pm)
Naoya Ebe* (March 1, 3 at 7:30 pm)
Alain
Robert Stephen* (February 29, March 2 at 7:30 pm/March 4 at 2:00 pm)
Skylar Campbell* (March 1, 3 at 2:00 pm)
Christopher Stalzer* (March 1, 3 at 7:30 pm)
* Debut + Guest Artist
All casting subject to change.