West Australian Ballet: Giselle | His Majesty’s Theatre | Until 22 May | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Under the stewardship of Artistic Director Aurélien Scannella and his wife, choreographer Sandy Delasalle, Giselle has become one of the West Australian Ballet’s most performed works. It’s a flawless presentation, steeped in tradition, brimming with romance and showcase the dancers world class […]
When Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot premiered their new full-length ballet in 1841 Paris, needless to say they couldn’t have predicted Giselle would become a cornerstone work of romantic Classical Ballet over the next 180 years. Commonly known as ‘ballet’s great tragedy’, it’s in 2021 that West Australian Ballet celebrate this milestone with their own […]
The West Australian Ballet have announced that Kevin Jackson, Principal of the Australian Ballet will join the cast of their acclaimed production of Giselle due to dancer Matthew Lehmann having a foot injury. For an exclusive week of Giselle, Perth-born Jackson, will provide cover for counter-part Lehmann, dancing in the highly technical and specialised role […]
The West Australian Ballet will restage the haunting and heartbreaking ballet, Giselle at His Majesty’s Theatre this September. The 178 year-old ballet, which was seen by over 10,000 people in its 2014 season, will have a 14 show run as West Australian Ballet’s world-class dancers, many of whom have not yet performed Giselle in Perth. The […]
Giselle | His Majesty’s Theatre | til 2nd Mar | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ The classical romantic ballet has been given a radical make-over by South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo. Set in a South African village, the barefoot dancers perform an intensely energetic combination of classical, contemporary and traditional Tswana movements. The dancers also […]
There are so many words that you have to draw on to describe Gary Stewart’s contemporary dance production ‘G’, it’s energetic, frenetic, camp, captivating, relentless and intense, it’s a total roller coaster journey of brilliance. The traditional ballet story of ‘Giselle’ is stripped back to its basic elements and presented afresh. The action all takes […]
Australian Dance Theatre are heading west with their acclaimed show ‘G’ a reworking of the traditional ballet Giselle. It sounds like a dance show that is uniquely different. Dancer Daniel Jaber who performs in the show described it to OUTinPerth. Jaber describes the shows choreography as, “typically Gary Stewart, it’s ballistic, relentless and super fast, […]
