One centre in which the male dancer held his own was Copenhagen, where the Paris-trainedAugust Bournonvilledirected the ballet for many years. He produced many ballets, including his own version ofLa Sylphide(1836) andNapoli(1842); both of these have remained in the repertoire into the 21st...
Monsieur Mirobolant had looked at the procession from one of the lime-trees in the avenue. “Elle est la,” he said, laying his jewelled hand on his richly-embroidered velvet139 glass buttons, “Je t’ai vue, je te benis, O ma sylphide, O mon ange!” and he dived into the thicke...