Giselle: Belle of the Ballet

Giselle: Belle of the Ballet

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2017
0h 59m
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Overview

Tamara Rojo, dancer and artistic director of English National Ballet, explores Giselle - the first great Romantic ballet, and a defining role for any ballerina. Through two radically contrasting 2016 productions - a traditional 19th-century recreation, and a gritty reimagining of the work by celebrated Anglo-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan - Rojo examines the cultural and social background to the ballet’s genesis in 1840s Paris, and the spiritual themes that have fuelled its success over the last 175 years. Giselle is the story of a young peasant girl who personifies all that is good in life, and ultimately forgives the aristocrat who has seduced and betrayed her. With Giselle, the look and emotional heart of ballet was transformed forever, from mime-based storytelling to a fusion of emotion, music and movement, formulating a tradition that has inspired audiences, dancers and choreographers ever since.

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BBC Studios
English National Ballet

Cast & Crew

9 members
Acting

Tamara Rojo

Self - Presenter

Tamara Rojo
Acting

Fernando Bufala

Dancer

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Acting

Begoña Cao

Dancer

Begoña Cao
Acting

Alina Cojocaru

Dancer

Alina Cojocaru
Acting

Cesar Corrales

Dancer

Cesar Corrales
Acting

Isaac Hernández

Dancer

Isaac Hernández
Acting

Michaela DePrince

Dancer

Michaela DePrince
Acting

Stina Quagebeur

Dancer

Stina Quagebeur
Acting

James Streeter

Dancer

James Streeter

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