Giselle – ballet in two acts

Giselle is perhaps the most well-known romantic ballet, a real classic, a favourite of both the ensembles and the audience. It has seen innumerable adaptations since its 1841 world premiere, and the interest in it has not waned to this day. It has been performed and is being performed on all the significant dance stages in the world. So, what is its secret? First of all, its melodic music and its easy to follow storyline with its imperishable values. Love, betrayal, misunderstanding, madness, lust for revenge and forgiveness are familiar to all of us, and are present in our lives one way or another. So the topic itself is inexhaustible.

The original story is about the love of a pure peasant girl, who is deceived, betrayed and deserted by a rich nobleman. The girl cannot cope with what has happened, goes mad and commits suicide. In this way she enters the ghostly world of the Wilis, who are none other than the embodied spirits of vengeful jilted brides. Can Giselle’s innocence survive in such a cruel world, will she be able to resist the spirit of revenge?

Giselle on the Pécs dance stage speaks to the man of the 21^st century and talks about him. We are going to hear Adam’s music in the transcription by Richárd Riederauer and the motion world of the performance is also lively …

 

Music: Adolphe Adam - Richárd Riederauer

Sets and costume design: Erzsébet Túri

Dramaturg: György Böhm

Consultant: Sándor Hegedűs

Co-choreographer: Tünde Czebe

Director-choreographer: Balázs Vincze

 

Photo by Gábor Radványi

 

 

Danced by:

 

Giselle: Edit Domoszlai

Count Albrecht: Márton Szabó

Count Albrecht’s friends: Dávid Kristóf, Zsolt Molnár

Myrtha Queen of the Wilis: Szilvia Balássy

Hilarion: István Dóri

Bertha, Giselle’s mother: Dóra Uhrik

 

 

Also appearing:

Tünde Czebe, Dalida Dér, Eszter Kiss, Mónika Kócsy, Írisz Nagy,

Katalin Ujvári, Brigitta Vincze, Máté Harka, Péter Koncz

 

 

Duration: 42+35 minutes

Ticket prices: HUF 2,000   HUF 2,500