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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Giselle

Presented with new choreography Men Y Men

Giselle is the ultimate Romantic ballet, a tale of innocence, betrayal and the redemptive power of true love. English National Ballet’s traditional staging of this 1841 masterpiece moves from the sunny optimism of Giselle’s idyllic village life to a ghostly, moonlit world of mystery and menace.

Giselle is presented with the prelude Men Y Men, a new choreography by Wayne Eagling. Men Y Men is designed to challenge the men of the Company in a daring and thrilling new piece set to music by Rachmaninov.

Choreographed for nine of the Company's brightest male talents Men Y Men sees men partnering men in an exploitation of the most exciting characteristics of a male ballet dancer; turning, jumping and lifting... Don't miss this sensational addition to the Autumn tour.

Glasgow 17 - 20 March
Woking 6 - 9 May

60th Birthday
Dame Alicia Markova made it a condition of establishing the company that a production of Giselle was mounted. Giselle has therefore been associated with English National Ballet since the very beginning in 1950.

Mary Skeaping’s production of Giselle remains the most faithful to the romantic style of the original. It was commissioned by Dame Beryl Grey at the time when English National Ballet’s repertoire was being ‘up-graded’ in conjunction with their regular seasons at the London Coliseum.

This new version of Giselle was sensitive to the need to have productions capable of touring to smaller regional venues, in order to fulfil the Company's original vision- taking ballet to the widest geographical audience possible.

Production and Choreography
Mary Skeaping

Music
Adolphe Adam

Original Choreography
Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot revised by Marius Petipa

Design
David Walker

Recreated Lighting
David Mohr

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