Giselle Tickets

Fans of ballet and dance in general will find a captivating evening at the London Coliseum this January as “Giselle” returns to its rightful place onstage, ready to take audiences on an emotional journey of guilt and betrayal.

Critics from various sources have praised the production, giving the overall package a well earned seal of approval that is likely to enchant fans of the Adolphe Adam work and those who are unfamiliar with the story.

The show is a highly regarded one in its own right, with ballet enthusiasts regularly eager to witness the female dancer who brings Giselle to life, with the skills needed to portray the character hard to come by. In it, the dancer must portray of range of different emotions designed to stir the heart strings of the audience and convey the confusion that runs through the young peasant girl’s mind.

This peasant girl is madly in love with the handsome Duke Albrecht as the story opens, but a betrayal at his hands is painful enough to end her life, sending her whirling into the afterlife feeling heartbroken and deeply lost. It is here that she meets a range of troubled souls; jilted brides who have suffered a similar fate as her, with whom they all decide to return to Earth to exact their revenge. Meanwhile, Albrecht is feeling deep with remorse, visiting the grave of Giselle wracked with guilt and shame and ignorant to the events that are about to unfold. Whilst still at the grave, he is visited by The Wilis, the group of spirits that sentence him to death. Therefore it is up to Giselle to save the man that she loves.

This classic ballet has its roots in the 19th century, like many of its works we still admire and celebrate today. It originated in 1841, after which it has seen various iterations take to the stage and cement their status as legitimate incarnations of the work. One such iteration was the production staged by Marius Petipa in 1884, which he first presented to the Imperial Ballet and has since gone on to be the standard version witnessed by people to the modern day, particularly in the Western World.

“Giselle” is at the London Coliseum from Wednesday 20th January 2010 to Saturday 23rd January 2010.