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ENB in Akram Khan’s Giselle: compelling, astonishing, unmissable

Erina Takahashi as Giselle in Akram Khan's Giselle
© Camilla Greenwell
Ken Saruhashi as Hilarion in Akram Khan's Giselle
© Camilla Greenwell
Erina Takahashi as Giselle and James Streeter as Albrecht in Akram Khan's Giselle
© Camilla Greenwell
English National Ballet in Akram Khan's Giselle
© Camilla Greenwell
English National Ballet in Akram Khan's Giselle
© Camilla Greenwell
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“poignant silences where exchanges allowed us to see each thought and emotion in real time”
Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 18 September 2024
Giselle (orch. Gavin Sutherland) (Akram Khan, Andrej Petrovic)
Akram Khan, Director
Tim Yip, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Mark Henderson, Lighting Designer
English National Ballet Philharmonic
Ruth Little, Dramaturgy
Yvonne Gilbert, Sound Design
Erina Takahashi, Dancer
James Streeter, Dancer
Ken Saruhashi, Dancer
Emma Hawes, Dancer
Akram Khan’s Giselle for ENB at the Coliseum: hauntingly mesmeric
*****
‘Osipova/Linbury’: a pot pourri of delights
****1
Thikra: Night of Remembering – past voices shaping our present
****1
Norwegian National Ballet's Dialogues II: brief but brilliant
***11
Gigenis: Akram Khan’s latest, affecting work
*****
Next Generation Festival: Rambert School impresses throughout
****1
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