Undine

Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo presents the full-length ballet Undine. Based on the novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Undine was the inspiration behind Disney’s The Little Mermaid. 

The mysterious worlds of water spirits and humans come alive in Theresa Slobodnik’s original adaptation of this iconic fairytale. 

A water spirit named Undine was switched at a young age with a fisherman’s daughter named Bertalda. Born from the water’s depths, Undine must marry a human in order to gain a soul. Bertalda and Undine’s intertwined fates lead them to tragedy as they fall in love with the same knight and their hidden identities are revealed. 

Dive into this fairy tale full of deep love, hidden secrets, mystical characters, and deadly betrayal.

Choreography by Theresa Slobodnik 
Music by Italian Composer Ottorino Respighi