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

Par Graham Watts, 25 juillet 2025

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

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 24 juillet 2025

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

National Ballet of Japan

Paul Murphy, Direction

Miyako Yoshida, Mise en scène

Dick Bird, Décors, Costumes

Rick Fisher, Lumières

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Yui Yonezawa, Danse

Shun Izawa, Danse

Akari Yoshida, Danse

Risako Ikeda, Danse

Shunsuke Mizui, Danse

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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Giselle ou les Wilis : quand la sororité fait front à Garnier

Jade Larine, 25th June

De ce ballet vieux de bientôt deux siècles, les hommes sont soit absents soit médiocres. Les femmes, elles, passent à la postérité, unies dans l'au-delà. L'acte II offre un grand moment de sororité.

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Giselle

Laurine Mortha, 4th June

Giselle, emblème du répertoire romantique du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, brille de nouveau à l’Opéra Garnier, magnifiquement interprété par les étoiles Dorothée Gilbert et Mathieu Ganio et un corps de ballet d’une grande sensibilité.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.