Akram Khan is a talented choreographer, so what on earth is behind his version of Giselle, one of the most dearly loved works in the classical repertory? The only the word appropriate here is “marketing”. The new version of the story is unremittingly grim, the lighting dim and the characters repetitive and dull, all designed […]
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Giselle by Akram Khan is STAGGERINGLY beautiful: You MUST see this ballet
ENB Akram Khan’s Giselle at the ENB Exquisite. Exhilarating. Extraordinary. The only clear thought my dazzled and dumbstruck spirit had as the curtain came down was: “How the (Gis)hell can I do justice to that?” Giselle has been one of the most traditional ballets since its 1841 debut and is closely associated with its romanticised […]