Giselle
Photo Credits
Xiao Nan Yu with Artists of the Ballet in Giselle. Photo by David Cooper.
December 5 - 9, 2012
Individual performance tickets go on sale September 24, 2012.
Reviews
“a magical evening… absolute perfection in terms of grace, harmony and style.” The Globe and Mail, 2009
/4 A dance anyone could love… full of the big ballet tricks that thrill the balletomane.” The Toronto Star, 2009
"The National Ballet of Canada dance Giselle as if they mean it." The Vancouver Sun, 2007
"[Giselle] has been a cherished staple of the National's repertoire... and it shows in the flow and continuity of the production as well as in the Romantic fairy tale look of it.” The Calgary Herald, 2007
“love, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption are told through the poetry of dance… a power that is almost epic in its ability to stir the emotions”
The National Post, 2000
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Ballet Talks
The National Ballet invites you to attend the Giselle Ballet Talk 45 minutes before every show.
Ballet Talks are engaging and offer interesting insights on the performance you are about to see. The talks are free to all ticket holders and take place in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in the City Room of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Synopsis
Read the synopsis of Giselle (pdf) >"Love, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption told
through the poetry of dance… a power that is
almost epic in its ability to stir the emotions.” - National Post
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