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San Francisco Ballet’s Giselle in Beijing

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“Tan was a marvelous second act Giselle”
Reviewed at National Centre for the Performing Arts: Opera House, Beijing on 23 October 2015
Giselle (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Helgi Tomasson)
San Francisco Ballet
Martin West, Conductor
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Yuan Yuan Tan, Dancer
Pascal Molat, Dancer
Tiit Helimets, Dancer
Sofiane Sylve, Dancer
Esteban Hernandez, Dancer
Wei Wang, Dancer
Wan Ting Zhao, Dancer
Sasha De Sola, Dancer
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