Mary Skeaping's Giselle makes a welcome return to the Coliseum

Katja Khaniukova as Giselle and Laura Hussey as Berthe in Mary Skeaping's Giselle

Katja Khaniukova as Giselle and Aitor Arrieta as Albrecht in Mary Skeaping's Giselle

English National Ballet in Act 2 of Mary Skeaping's Giselle

Aitor Arrieta as Albrecht in Mary Skeaping's Giselle

Von Jonathan Gray, 14 Januar 2024

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“I was struck forcibly by how the restored mime scenes help explain the story better”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 11 Januar 2024

Giselle (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Mary Skeaping)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Musikalische Leitung

Mary Skeaping, Regie

David Walker, Bühnenbild

Charles Bristow, Licht

English National Ballet Philharmonic

David Mohr, Licht

Katja Khaniukova, Tanz

Aitor Arrieta, Tanz

Alison McWhinney, Tanz

Ivana Bueno, Tanz

Daniel McCormick, Tanz

Sangeun Lee, Tanz

Gareth Haw, Tanz

Precious Adams, Tanz

Victor Prigent, Tanz

Julia Conway, Tanz

Junor Souza, Tanz

Fabian Reimair, Tanz

A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter

Deborah Weiss, 7th March

A last minute injury to Natalia Osipova does not mar the magic of Sir Peter Wright's Giselle as Marianela Núñez steps in to partner Patricio Revé.

****1

A Valentine’s Day Giselle in Atlanta: Romantic excellence

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 14th February

A lovely production of Giselle by the increasingly good and ever-growing Atlanta Ballet.

****1

The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get

Amanda Jennings, 14th February

Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle was given a well-deserved, thunderous ovation on opening night. A near perfect rendition of the ballet from all quarters of the Company was deeply satisfying.

*****

La magie universelle de Giselle au Palais Garnier

Jade Larine, 6th October

La représentation du lundi 6 octobre, dédiée à Patrice Bart décédé quelques heures plus tôt, restera dans les mémoires des spectateurs présents ce soir-là, Sae Eun Park remportant un triomphe dans le rôle-titre.

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National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Graham Watts, 24th July

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

*****

American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

Ivy Lin, 21st June

ABT's Giselle was the kind of glamorous, old-school ABT night of yore. You sensed the entire company leveled up for the occasion. One hopes that Smirnova will return in the future.

*****

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Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray was born in Wales and studied at The Royal Ballet School, Leicester Polytechnic and Wimbledon School of Art. He was a member of the curatorial department of The Theatre Museum, London, from 1989 until 2005, and was editor of Dancing Times from 2008 until its closure in 2022.