La Fille mal gardée is a comic ballet in two acts, inspired by a painting from 1765 by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin. The original choreography was created by Jean Dauberval, and the work premiered in 1789 in Bordeaux, France. It is one of the oldest and most important works in the ballet repertoire, frequently reinterpreted throughout its history. La Fille mal gardée has undergone several changes in title and score, and today ...