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A NEW VERSION OF GISELLE
GISELLE
A NEW VERSION OF GISELLE FOR THE ENB BY AKRAM KHAN
Read English National Ballet Giselle Reviews
The creative process behind Akram Khan’s Giselle
4 October 2016
Looking back at reimagining Giselle with Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Ruth Little, Vincenzo Lamagna, Gavin Sutherland, Tim Yip and ENB dancers.
She Said
English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells – Reviews
“A marvellous image of creativity and power” by Zoë Anderson – Independent
“When Tamara Rojo delivers, she delivers” by Vera Liber – British Theatre Guide
“She Said at Sadler’s Wells” by Debra Craine -The Times
“Three steps forward for women” by Luke Jennings – The Observer
New score, adapted from Adolphe Adam original by composer Vincenzo Lamagna.
Set and costumes by Tim Yip.
Performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic. Music director; Gavin Sutherland.
Dramaturgy; Ruth Little. Lighting design; Mark Henderson.
“When I decided I wanted to bring Giselle, one of the most traditional pieces of the classical repertoire, into the 21st Century there was only one choreographer I believe had both the knowledge of tradition and creativity necessary for this task. I am incredibly excited that Akram accepted this challenge. I believe this will be a very important step for the whole art form and I hope it will make this beautiful classic relevant to new audiences.”
Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director, English National Ballet.
English National Ballet Giselle Reviews
The creative process behind Akram Khan’s Giselle
4 October 2016
Looking back at reimagining Giselle with Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Ruth Little, Vincenzo Lamagna, Gavin Sutherland, Tim Yip and ENB dancers.
Tamara Rojo on staging two versions of Giselle
Frida Kahlo’s brush with ballet: Tamara Rojo dances the artist’s life by Judith Mackrell
She Said, is a programme of new one-act ballets all choreographed by women.
Interview: Tamara Rojo introduces She Said
Modern Masters
Sadler’s Wells, London
10 Mar 2015 – 15 Mar 2015

PETITE MORT
Created in 1991, Ji?í Kylián’s poetic piece, features six men, six women, and six fencing foils, symbolising energy, silence and sexuality. Performed to the slow movements of two Mozart Piano Concerti, the foils slowly become dancing partners, as the brutality of everyday life is revealed. Petite Mort is a quintessential Kylián masterwork, loved by our audience and our dancers when we performed it last year.
SPRING AND FALL
In the same year that Petite Mort was premiered, Hamburg Ballet’s John Neumeier, a new master of narrative and dramatic ballet, created Spring and Fall. Set to the Dvo?ák’s Serenade for Strings in E Major, it is a work for two couples and corps de ballet and takes its narrative from the tension in the music. Spring and Fall is not in the repertoire of any other UK company.
IN THE MIDDLE, SOMEWHAT ELEVATED
With In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, William Forsythe started a completely new school of choreography, deconstructing classical ballet and liberating a new generation of classical dancers to show off their abilities. Set against a bare stage it is danced by nine individuals culminating in a fierce display of technical and physical wizardry.
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