
Akram Khan’s Giselle: Audience Reaction
Since its premiere in 2016, Akram Khan’s re-imagining of Giselle has moved audiences worldwide (live, in cinemas, on DVD/Blu-ray and on TV). Here is a little of what they shared about the production.
Pell de gallina, he plorat d'emoció. Thank you for this incredible show @ENBallet @AkramKhanLive Brilliant 🌹 pic.twitter.com/h7DKlscSvj
— Lᴀᴜʀᴀ (@laura____Pg) May 5, 2022
Quina meravella #GISELLE d'#AkramKhan i @ENBallet al @Liceu_cat!!👏 Genial la coreografia i els ballarins. Però avui l'Orquestra ha estat la veritable protagonista. Excepcional en aquest registre, i amb una força i tensió descomunals que feien tremolar els fonaments. Bravo! 👏❤️ pic.twitter.com/MAtSdD2kRD
— Ferran Giménez (@gimenez_ferran) May 5, 2022
Hem hagut d'esperar 2 anys x veure la magnífica versió renovada d #Giselle de l'English National Ballet (@ENBallet), amb coreografia d'Akram Khan i ballada x Tamara Rojo, al @Liceu_cat. Intensa, vibrant, bella, etèria, impecable, sorprenent i molt moderna. ESPECTACULAR ! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/Yd9MSoCDKh
— Lluïsa Guàrdia (@LluisaGuardia) May 5, 2022
#ENBGiselle devastating. As usual. Fifth time I’ve seen it, still takes my breath away.
— ElizabethKS (@ElizabethKS) September 19, 2019
@enballet mesmerising, raw, incredibly powerful, with a ferocious tribal energy, great sadness, tenderness, love. Akram Khan's #ENBGiselle just gets better and better. OUTSTANDING performances this pm @a94ac @feroliveira80 #erikwoolhouse and the whole company.
— anna merrick (@annakardar) September 19, 2019
So many revelations, returning to Akram Khan's superb Giselle @ENBallet The Rojo/Streeter/Cirio dynamic so detailed and so fraught; and that final heart wrenching image of Giselle and Myrtha, locked together for a grim eternity.
— Judith Mackrell (@judithmackrell) September 19, 2019
Can't believe it has taken me this long to see @AkramKhanLive's #giselle. Unbelievable. Brilliant, smart, moving, timely and of today tx you @TamaraRojo1 4 a brill tour de force performance and @jamestreeter and all at @ENBallet. Wow. pic.twitter.com/tGfnlsjjVh
— @suffolk_broad (@suffolk_broad) September 19, 2019
#ENBGiselle broke my heart yet again last night. @TamaraRojo1 @jeffreycirio #JamesStreeter you were all so incredible, as was the whole cast 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/7ZfnUeGLYu
— Amy Collins 🌹🍁🌻 (@amyc1993) September 19, 2019
I think #GISELLE @ENBallet @AkramKhanLive is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. https://t.co/hF4tCup769
— Anjana Vasan (@aj_vasan) September 19, 2019
Just watched Akram Khan’s Giselle on BBC 4 – stunning! Beyond beauty. Now I’d love to see it live. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and grateful. Thank you @AkramKhanLive
— Trevor McArdle (@McardleTrevor) March 31, 2019
Had the absolute privilege of seeing #ENBGiselle @Harris last night—wow!! Intense, emotional, dark, mesmerizing….and the dancing was phenomenal too! One of the best performances I have ever seen!
— Mary Ellen Pavone, MD MSCI (@MaryellenPavone) March 3, 2019
#ENBGiselle at @harristheater is more than I even imagined it would be. @ENBallet and @akramkhanlive, you're welcome in Chicago any time… https://t.co/jp6OgCfWrC
— Lauren Warnecke (@artintercepts) March 1, 2019
Absolutely loved Akram Kahn's #Giselle @Sadlers_Wells last night. An astonishing, powerful piece of dance theatre.
Completely falling in love with the work of @ENBallet. Go if you can.https://t.co/Rg0K2t5rXb
— jack furness (@jefurness) September 19, 2019
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Akram Khan’s ‘Giselle’ was so hauntingly beautiful – I was fixated! From the #choreography and # #emotion, to the #set and #lighting – it was so enthralling and magical. His choreography continues to #inspire me everyday ✨ @AkramKhanLive @ENBallet #Giselle pic.twitter.com/KABc1oQtes
— Isy Miller de Vega🦋 (@isabelmdv_) March 31, 2019
Toe shoes have never been so menacing and thrilling. Primal, visceral, terrifying, exquisite, tender, violent, gorgeous, exhilarating, fantastic, intense, loud, poignant, brilliant #englishnationalballet #giselle @HarrisTheater @ENBallet pic.twitter.com/9ybow3Lt1W
— Richard Hoskins (@OrganistRBH) March 1, 2019
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Akram Khan’s Giselle… breathtaking, exciting, and most impressively “outside the box”!! Love it!! Sneak peek below…. https://t.co/1USLqfgsth
— Harshini B. R. (@Impetpix) February 15, 2019
I just saw @ENBallet Akram Khan’s Giselle in the cinema. It was just as special as seeing it live, a new more poignant perspective. Absolutely loved it
— Amy Collins 🌹🍁🌻 (@amyc1993) May 23, 2018
Just saw Akram Khan’s Giselle with @ENBallet in the cinema and OH BOY was it spine-chillingly beautiful. The best thing I have seen for a long time.
— Sasha Rasmussen (@SashaRasmusse11) May 23, 2018
The best piece of theatre I've EVER seen. Moving, haunting and totally absorbing. I would watch Erik Woolhouse as Hilarion over and over..@ENBallet Akram Khan's Giselle: Discover the main characters | English National Ba… https://t.co/U3TVAHUAwX via @YouTube
— Ciara Gavin (@CiaraGavin2) May 18, 2018
I've never seen anything like Akram Khan’s Giselle. By far the most beautiful and powerful experience I've ever had in a theater. I can't wait to see more of @AkramKhanLive. Thank you @DublinDanceFest for bringing this masterpiece to Dublin.
— Ana y Belén (@anab) May 7, 2018
Akram Khan's Giselle in one word… breathtaking! I have never seen an audience so transfixed. WOW! @ENBallet
— Amy Nix (@TheNixFix) May 6, 2018
Tremendous opening last night for @DublinDanceFest from @ENBallet with Akram Khan's Giselle. Electric choreography, score, performances from the company of 40 dancers & @rte_co. Class division, oppression, love, betrayal and yearning – all there. #DDF18 https://t.co/xq2jLUmTNv
— Helen Meany (@Helen_Meany) May 3, 2018
Akram Khan’s Giselle is one of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching performances I’ve ever witnessed on a stage, ever. A completely spellbinding experience. Bravo @ENBallet Go see @BGETheatre til Sunday 6 May.
— Michelle Beatty (@ChelleyBee) May 2, 2018
Wow, wow, wow, thank you @ENBallet and @Aklfestival for that phenomenal performance of Giselle. Everything about it was sublime.
— Trish Cullen (@trishcullen10) March 4, 2018
I realise it hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but I’m putting my stake in the ground and saying that Akram Khan’s Giselle is the must-see event of the @Aklfestival. An incredible, visceral performance. The choreography, the music, the set – it all blew my mind.
— Tiana (@Tweet_Ti) March 1, 2018
Goosebumps after watching @ENBallet perform Akram Khan’s ‘Giselle’ @LiverpoolEmpire with @AA6th Dancers #LoveMyJob #Inspired #AlevelDance pic.twitter.com/NZXUZxvcRM
— Mrs Kissock (@AccDance) October 26, 2017
Just been to see the Blade Runner of ballets there: Akram Khan's Giselle. It was a beautiful, romantic, dystopian masterpiece.
— A Sullen Goose (@anngrindley) October 25, 2017
Completely blown away by Akram Khan's Giselle. Every single beat, movement, gesture, note, photon of light is perfectly threaded together.
— Anna Starkey (@annastarkey) September 24, 2017
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just tear my heart out already. act one of akram khan's Giselle, by the @ENBallet, was so devastatingly beautiful.
— rachel (@vmpiremoonwitch) September 22, 2017
Akram Khan's #Giselle @ENBallet @Sadlers_Wells a revolutionary dance of outstanding beauty. Will stand out in history. Unmissable
— Icaro Kosak (@ikosak) November 20, 2016
Just seen @ENBallet dance Akram Khan's #Giselle. Sensational on every level – music, design, dance, choreography. Am so very impressed!
— Matt Cain (@MattCainWriter) November 19, 2016
Wow. I'm not really into dance but Akram Khan's Giselle at @Sadlers_Wells is a complete rollercoaster. Utterly mesmerising.
— Katie Harrison (@harrisonkt_) November 18, 2016
What an intense and breathtaking production is #Akram Khan's #Giselle. Will watch it again any time.Don't think I blink once @Sadlers_Wells
— Marta Perez (@mperezsainero) November 17, 2016
Akram Khan's #Giselle is MIND. BLOWING. @Sadlers_Wells pic.twitter.com/F8oC19wz3K
— Eva zu Beck (@evabiankaz) November 16, 2016
Once again @ENBallet and @TamaraRojo1 pull off something really special. Akram Khan's Giselle is astonishing.
— Catherine Duffy (@cat_duffy) November 16, 2016
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Akram khan's Giselle is mind blowing. First act has just finished. I've never seen anything as wonderful as this is. Wow
— Matt Goddard (@godd4rd) October 28, 2016
So Akram Khan's #Giselle is pretty bloody extraordinary. Like, punched in the stomach good. @ENBallet
— Matthew Austin (@mostin) October 21, 2016
Still on a massive high from seeing Akram Khan's Giselle @ENBallet. A spectacular masterpiece, every single moment was breathtaking.
— Jane Campbell-Howard (@societyjane) October 20, 2016
I'm burning up with the sheer brilliance & immense passions of Akram Khan's Giselle with ENB @BristolHipp – get a ticket at any cost
— Suzanne Rolt (@SuzanneRolt) October 18, 2016
I forgot to breathe several times whilst watching Akram Khan's Giselle last night – absolutely incredible! https://t.co/E0yO8y4vMm
— Holly Grange (@HollyGrange) October 2, 2016
One of the most beguiling theatrical experiences across any genre I've ever had: Akram Khan's Giselle #lifeaffirmingstuff pic.twitter.com/DM7rkFmuJl
— Tim Pinder (@PinderTim) September 30, 2016
An incredible evening watching Akram Khan's Giselle @PalaceAndOpera What a triumph for @ENBallet and @MIFestival It's revolutionary. #ballet pic.twitter.com/9L3qlwM3Kh
— Carmel Thomason (@CarmelThomason) September 27, 2016
I can't get Akram Khan's #Giselle out of my head from last night. Spectacular, radical, beautiful. Go!
— Julia Coulton (@juliacoulton) September 24, 2016