The CND will participate in the 73 Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada
Our Sylphide returns to the stage
The National Dance Company will perform on June 15 at the Teatro del Generalife in Granada, a magical space between the palaces and gardens of its most precious heritage, the Alhambra.
In previous editions, the National Dance Company has participated in this prestigious festival that celebrates every summer since 1952 the international talent of important Institutions, Companies and artists.
For this occasion, the dancers and team of the Company will perform again La Sylphide, by August Bournonville. A romantic ballet piece premiered this season that tells the love story between James, a young Scottish boy, and the Sylphide, an ethereal creature that only he sees.
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