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

Por Jonathan Gray, 14 enero 2024

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

Crítica hecha desde The London Coliseum, Londres el 11 enero 2024

Giselle (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Mary Skeaping)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Dirección

Mary Skeaping, Dirección de escena

David Walker, Diseño de escena

Charles Bristow, Diseño de iluminación

English National Ballet Philharmonic

David Mohr, Diseño de iluminación

Katja Khaniukova, Bailarín

Aitor Arrieta, Bailarín

Alison McWhinney, Bailarín

Ivana Bueno, Bailarín

Daniel McCormick, Bailarín

Sangeun Lee, Bailarín

Gareth Haw, Bailarín

Precious Adams, Bailarín

Victor Prigent, Bailarín

Julia Conway, Bailarín

Junor Souza, Bailarín

Fabian Reimair, Bailarín

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*****

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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.