Giselle
Ballet in two acts
| Music Adolphe Adam |
| Choreography Leonid Lavrovsky after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Maruis Petipa |
| Adaptation (Pas de huit) Vladimir Vasiliev |
| Set Design Alexandre Benois |
In the pale moonlight, the Willis are dancing with mysterious smiles on their pale faces. They are the spirits of young maidens abandoned by faithless lovers and take revenge in the night by making men dance to death by exhaustion.
Giselle is a masterpiece of classical ballet based on a popular theme of the Willis in Romantic Era. It was a great hit in the 19th century and quickly became one of the most popular ballets to be staged around the world to this day.
The beautiful young peasant girl Giselle falls in love with a young man who turns out to be Duke Albrecht. When she learns that she is deceived by him, she dies of a broken heart and becomes one of the Willis. However, she cannot help protecting Albrecht when he arrives at her grave. The dramatic contrast between the realistic Act 1 and the spiritual Act 2 presents the development in Giselle and captures the ballet fans of all times.
Artistry of both the soloists and corps de ballet of The Tokyo Ballet in Giselle is not to be missed.
Following the performances in June, The Tokyo Ballet will tour to Australia in July for the first time to present Giselle in eleven performances at The Australian Ballet's Melbourne performance home, State Theatre, Arts Center Melbourne, as a guest company to join the celebration of The Australian Ballet's 60th anniversary 2023 season.
From Act 1
From Act 2
Photos: Kiyonori Hasegawa
Friday 19 May 2023, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Giselle
Akira Akiyama
Albrecht
Yasuomi Akimoto
Saturday 20 May 2023, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Giselle
Eriko Nakajima
Albrecht
Dan Tsukamoto
Sunday 21 May 2023, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Giselle
Maria Adachi
Albrecht
Arata Miyagawa
Conductor Benjamin Pope
Orchestra Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time About 2 hours and 10 minutes including an intermission.
*Casting as of 1 February 2023 is subject to change.
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| 25 and Under | \1,500 |
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