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Sylvie Guillem introduces 'Sissi' to Sadler's Wells

The Rudra Bejart season opened yesterday in London with Sylvie Guillem in the title role of Sissi for the world premiere. The choreography of the ballet, based on the life of the last Austrian empress, was written around Guillem. Gianni Versace designed the costumes.

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