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The most influential of all Romantic ballets, ‘Giselle’ was a huge success on its premiere in Paris in 1841, and has remained at the centre of classical repertory ever since. Choreographer Peter Wright’s haunting production for the Royal Ballet has received more than 550 performances since it had its opening night in 1985.
Watch this video of rehearsals for the 2015 production of Wright’s ‘Giselle’, with former Royal Ballet Principal Guest Artist Carlos Acosta in a memorable performance of Prince Albrecht and mesmerising Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Natalia Osipova in the role of the young peasant girl betrayed by her lover.
Watch the video and do the gap-filling exercise below (pdf).
