Grassington Devonshire Institute
GDI presents La Fille mal gardee - BALLET - Live by satellite
Sun 09 Nov
|Grassington
Ballet live by satellite from The Royal Opera House Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather
09 Nov 2025, 14:00
Grassington, 48 Main St, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5AZ, UK
La Fille mal gardee - Ballet
live by satellite from The Royal Opera House
Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.
RUN TIME: 210 MINUTES