简介：TheballerinaSylvieGuillemwasalwaysoutonalimb,evenwhenshewastheclassicalstarattheRoyalBalletinthe'90sandearly'00s.ShewasFrench,shewastall,shewasunbelievablyflexible,shewasstaggeringlycharismatic,andshehadnofearofsettinghertermsandsaying“non”iftheydidn’tsuit. She’salwaysmadegreatmediacopy,butit’sinevitablethatthestoryonwhichTheCultureShowpeggeditshalf-hourprofileis-giventhatshe’s48-theusualomen,“Asshefacesretirement”.TheironyisthatGuillemhassuchaphenomenallyhandyphysiquethatshecouldwelljustkeepgoing,maybeaslongasMargotFonteyn(60)orevenMerceCunningham(80).Shedidn’tgiveanyintimationherethatshehadplanstoquitperforming,justthatshehasahealthyregardforstayingopen-mindedthroughlife. sylviedancesThiswasaTVWikipediaentry,agallopthroughaphenomenaltalent,withsomecherishablesnatchesoffilmofastunningballerinaasachild,asaprodigiousParisteenageprotegéeofNureyev,andinherexpressiveprimewiththeRoyalBalletandcurrentlyatSadler’sWells. BriefcommentsfromthemanwhohiredherforLondon,then-RoyalBalletdirectorSirAnthonyDowell,theveteranFrenchdirectorPierreLacotteandherrecentcontemporarychoreographersRussellMaliphantandAkramKhan,allconfirmedageneralaweinwhichsheisheldastheüber-ballerinaofafullgeneration'sspanbyaworldinwhichimpressivenessiscommoncurrency.Notleast,LukeMcMahon'sfilmremindedusinbriefexcerptsthatshehasbeenblindinglyelegantinanythingshetouched,fromzippingwithstilettopointsthroughbejewelledtutuballetthroughrichlypersonalisedcharacterdramastotensile,Zen-concentratedcontemporarywork.…