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Ballet after Jules Perrot & Jean Coralli music by Adolphe Adam
The famous romantic ballet Giselle has not yet revealed all its secrets. And when it is set by Matali Crasset, one of the most original figures in contemporary design, dance creates a great divide between tradition and modernity. Matali Crasset explains: ‘The story of Giselle speaks to us in a very direct and universal way. It evokes the confrontation between two worlds: the world above, disconnected from reality; and the world below, which has its feet firmly on the ground and defends the culture of the living. It's not a question of talking about ecology directly, but of contextualising it with contemporary struggles. Giselle remains a classical ballet in which the main character is in fact the tutu: a cone th
Choreographer Eric Quilleré Ballet de l'Opéra national de Bordeaux
Design, scenography, sets, costumes, accessories: Matali Crasset Director of Dance: Eric Quilleré
French
Production compagny : Oxymore
Coproduction compagny : Opera national de Bordeaux
Running Time : 101'
Production Year : 2023
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution