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

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in Miyako Yoshida's Giselle

Risako Ikeda and Shunsuke Mizui in the Peasant Pas de deux in Giselle

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle in Miyako Yoshida’s Giselle

Shun Izawa as Albrecht and Akari Yoshida as Myrtha with National Ballet of Japan in Giselle

Por Graham Watts, 25 julio 2025

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“her dancing was weightless with perfect quicksilver feet allied to palpable emotional sensitivity”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 24 julio 2025

Giselle (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Miyako Yoshida, Alastair Marriott)

National Ballet of Japan

Paul Murphy, Dirección

Miyako Yoshida, Dirección de escena

Dick Bird, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Rick Fisher, Diseño de iluminación

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Yui Yonezawa, Bailarín

Shun Izawa, Bailarín

Akari Yoshida, Bailarín

Risako Ikeda, Bailarín

Shunsuke Mizui, Bailarín

Virtuosity in the Cuban Giselle

Cristina de Lucas, 10th May

Anette Delgado and the Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s corps de ballet boost Giselle in Madrid.

***11

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

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.

*****

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

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.

****1

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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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.