Akram Khan's Giselle
8.5
“The iconic ballet, reimagined.”
Hailed as a masterpiece of 21st century dance, Akram Khan’s Giselle comes to cinemas for the first time with Artistic Director, Tamara Rojo, dancing the role of Giselle, one of a community of migrant workers cast out of their jobs in a condemned garment factory. The classic story of love, betrayal and redemption has been reimagined in this stunning new version, with sets and costumes by Academy-Award winning designer Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), an ‘ominous, gothic’ (The Observer) adaptation of Adolphe Adam’s original score by composer Vincenzo Lamagna and performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic, dramaturgy from Ruth Little and lighting design from Tony Award-winner Mark Henderson. Filmed live at the Liverpool Empire in October 2017, Akram Khan’s Giselle is directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon.
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Tamara Rojo
Giselle
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Yuli
James Streeter
Albrecht
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English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
Jeffrey Cirio
Hilarion
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Manon - English National Ballet
Stina Quagebeur
Myrtha
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The Upside of Anger
Creature
Begoña Cao
Bathilde
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Giselle: Belle of the Ballet
Fabian Reimair
Landlord
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English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
Adela Ramírez
Giselle's Friends
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Anjuli Hudson
Giselle's Friends
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Manon - English National Ballet
Maria José Sadles
Giselle's Friends
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Ross MacGibbon Director · Timothy Yip Gam-Tim Costume designer
First release April 25, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
English National Ballet
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United Kingdom
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 25, 2018
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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