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Giselle“The best Giselle you are ever likely to see”
The Independent on Sunday
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 in love with the handsome Duke Albrecht, but when she discovers that he has deceived her she dies of a broken heart. By Giselle’s grave in a mist-wreathed forest glade, vengeful spirits of abandoned brides force men to dance to their death. Giselle returns as a ghost, and her deep love for Albrecht saves him from this fate.
Adolphe Adam’s music, played by English National Ballet’s symphony orchestra, is an exquisite accompaniment to the thoroughly magical choreography. |
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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