Performace

Giselle

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Period 2011. 06. 18. (Sat) ~ 2011. 06. 18. (Sat)
Venue Seoul Arts Center (Seoul)

Giselle is perhaps the most famous and widely performed among the works of the Romantic era, considered a masterpiece of the Romantic ballet blanc style. The ballet was created more than 50 years before Petipa created his Swan Lake, and signifies the very essence and the climax of Romantic vision. The version currently performed by Universal Ballet is quite similar to that of the Imperial Ballet (Mariinsky Ballet) in St. Petersburg, Russia with more recent adoptions made by Oleg Vinogradov. A two-act ballet, Giselle’s opening act is festive and vibrant, and the second act ethereal and otherworldly, as the earthy harvest celebration is replaced by the pensive realm of the deep forest. The ballet’s lyricism suits Universal Ballet perfectly.

 The company’s premiere of Giselle in 1985 was followed by performances in Japan, China and Taiwan. In1989, Universal Ballet’s General Director, Julia Moon, danced the lead in Giselle with the Kirov Ballet at the Mariinski Theater, a notable performance, as she was the first Asian guest principal ever to appear with the Kirov. Since its premiere, Universal Ballet’s Giselle has continued to enchant Korean audiences throughout the country. Restaged by Oleg Vinogradov in 1999 with set designs by Simon Pastukh and costume designs by Galina Solovyeva, the production has also toured in Europe including performances in Hungary, Italy and Spain in 1999 and Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and England the following year.

 

 

Reviews

Giselle: Perfection is possible in art and it exists within them.”

                            -Victoria Palant, El Mondo, Madrid, July 25, 1999

 

 “There was heart and soul in Universal Ballet’s Giselle performance, from the very first moment, leading on to the irrational world of the 2nd act with gripping dramatic momentum.”                                                                  -Zsuzsa Kaan, Art of Dance, August, 1999

 

“Universal Ballet performed a version of ‘Giselle’ that will remain forever in the memory of the Roman people. A synchronized corps de ballet drew enthusiastic applause from an audience that almost did not believe what they were seeing.”

                          - Victoria Palant, El Mundo, Madrid, July 25, 1999

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