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A beloved Australian Ballet classic: Maina Gielgud's Giselle returns

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“Kondo is one of those ballerinas born to dance Giselle”
Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney on 1 May 2019
Giselle (Marius Petipa, Jean Coralli)
The Australian Ballet
Nicolette Fraillon, Conductor
Ako Kondo, Dancer
Chengwu Guo, Dancer
Nicola Curry, Dancer
Andrew Killian, Dancer
Jill Ogai, Dancer
Marcus Morelli, Dancer
Natasha Kusen, Dancer
Rina Nemoto, Dancer
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