RBO Cinema Season: Giselle - Everyman

The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht.

When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair.

Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death.

Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost.

Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory.

Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.

Cast: Akane Takada, Steven McRae, Annette Buvoli

Director(s): Peter Wright