La Fille mal gardée DVD (The Royal Ballet)Ever since its triumphant premiere in 1960, Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal garde (The Wayward Daughter) has been treasured as one of his happiest creations. An artistic tribute to nature, the ballet is an expression of Ashton's feelings for his beloved Suffolk countryside. Marianela Nuez and Carlos Acosta perfectly portray the young lovers Lise and Colas, determined to thwart the plans of Widow Simone to marry off her wayward daughter to Alain, the

Darcey Bussell in the studio with Liam Scarlett and Laura Morera

Running time: 127 mins

with a dynamic and dramatic setting by Thaddeus Strassberger

Director and Choreographer: Wayne McGregor

The Tutor: Alastair Marriott

Her great duet with Puente cries to the heavens

Ashton was inspired by the music of Léo Delibes to create such great choreographic sequences as the famous Act 3 pas de deux and the mischievous role of Eros

in an interpretation both technically and artistically supreme

the spectacular 'Tu vedrai che amore in terra'

Alberti: Nicolas Courjal

dazzled by Alice's weird and wonderful adventures in Wonderland

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti