Giselle - Wikipedia
WEBThe ghost-filled ballet tells the tragic, romantic story of a beautiful young peasant girl named Giselle and a disguised nobleman named Albrecht, who fall in love, but when his true identity is revealed by his rival, Hilarion, Giselle goes mad and dies of heartbreak.
2024/2025 Season Announcement - English National Ballet
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · For younger audiences, English National Ballet and English National Ballet School revive My First Ballet: Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells’ West End venue, the Peacock Theatre, in April 2025. The perfect introduction to the artform, this is a specially adapted version of the world’s most iconic ballet.
Reinterpreting works: Swan Lake, Giselle - Numeridanse
WEBDuring his 21st birthday ball, Prince Siegfried is commanded by the queen to choose a fiancée. But the young man yearns for the freedom that his obligations deprive him of. One evening, he takes refuge by a lake where he meets swan ladies, victims of a wicked genie.
The Story of Giselle - San Francisco Ballet
WEBIn a German Rhineland village, Giselle—a lovely peasant girl with a weak heart and a passion for dancing—is courted by a young man known to her as Loys. He is, in fact, Albrecht, Duke of Silesia, disguised as a peasant.
Glancing at Giselle – A Historical Look at the Ballet
WEBGiselle hails from classical ballet’s “Romantic Era” that joined the roster of ballets known as “Ballet Blanc” (also known as the great white ballets) such as Les Sylphides, La Sylphide and Swan Lake.
Five things you should know about Akram Khan’s Giselle
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Akram Khan’s Giselle takes this narrative but roots it in a contemporary world, exploring modern day themes and bringing new resonance. Rather than peasants and noble people in a rural idyll, Giselle is a member of the Outcasts, a community of migrant factory workers who live by a huge wall.
‘Swan Lake’: Masterpiece Guide To Tchaikovsky’s Romantic Ballet
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Adam’s 1844 Giselle, still one of the most celebrated in the repertoire, was Tchaikovsky’s favourite ballet. Adam uses leitmotifs – the technique that associates certain musical themes with...
French Romantic Ballet: Giselle, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping …
WEBMar 5, 2024 · Discover the enchanting world of French Romantic Ballet with iconic performances of Giselle, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty.
Giselle - Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
WEBGiselle did it before the swans in Swan Lake and the shades in La Bayadère—and its Wilis are both more frightening and more heartbreaking, dressed in their bridal gowns for wedding days that never came. PHOTO CREDITS: Artists – Alexandra Kochis, Christopher Budzynski; Photographer – Rich Sofranko.
Giselle | Charleston Magazine
WEBSince her ascension as a teenager dancing the lead in Swan Lake for the Bolshoi Ballet—and receiving 13 curtain calls—she has graced stages from her native Republic of Georgia to the Bolshoi in Moscow to the American Ballet Theatre and made her mark as one of the most respected ballet dancers today.
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