Dance UbuWebSylvie Guillem (b. 1965)
Smoke / Wet Woman choreographed by Mats Ek
Rise and Fall (Two, Torsion, Broken Fall) (2006) choreographed by Russell Maliphant
Sylvie Guillem CBE (born 23 February 1965 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer. She was the top-ranking female dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1984 to 1989, before becoming a principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet in London. She is currently performing contemporary dance as an Associate Artist of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. Her most notable performances have included those in Giselle and in Rudolf Nureyev's stagings of Swan Lake and Don Quixote.