Think you know these classic ballets well? Think again.
“A page-turningly good read” as “Fullington and Smith… invite the general and specialist reader alike to rethink nineteenth-century ballet.”
Giselle
English National Ballet: Giselle
The happy grins and overheard comments during the interval told you all you needed to know. Mary Skeaping’s Giselle is wonderful, a real gem.
Staatsballett Berlin: Giselle
When the assured Riho Sakamoto first stepped out of her home as Giselle, she didn’t so much skip round the stage as fly.
Giselle debuts
Ahead of their debuts as Akram Khan’s Giselle, ENB’s Francesca Velicu and Ivana Bueno spoke to Maggie Foyer about getting into the role.
Compelling: Akram Khan’s Giselle
Erina Takahashi brought to her rendition of Giselle, a delicacy, intimacy, and freshness… searing dramatisation of the doomed woman
Staatsballett Berlin: Giselle
This performance of Patrice Bart’s Giselle was special in that it saw Ksenia Ovsyanick dance the lead role for the last time
Marianela Nuñez’s Giselle debut at the Paris Opera Ballet: a postscript
Joy Wang and Jenny Tang discuss Marianela Nuñez’ Paris Giselle, mulling over some of the things that surprised them and continue to haunt them
Marianela Nuñez debuts with the Paris Opera Ballet in Giselle
There are shows, and there are events… Royal Ballet principal Marianela Nuñez’ debut with the Paris Opera Ballet was an event with a capital ‘E’
A new Nutcracker as English National Ballet’s 75th season is announced
The 2024-25 season also includes a new work by William Forysythe as part of a Forsythe evening, and both the company’s Giselles.
The Dance Locker: Alina Cojocaru
In the first of an occasional new series, Alina Cojocaru chooses seven works that have particular significance for her, saying a few words about each.
A picture of war, resilience and hope: United Ukrainian Ballet in Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy
Danced to piano and string compositions by Valentin Silvestrov, and traditional folk music, it’s a picture of the people behind the headlines