Giselle

A jewel of the classical repertoire, Giselle has continued to captivate audiences since it was first created in Paris in 1841. Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle has been in the National Ballet’s repertoire since 1970; based on Marius Petipa’s choreography, it preserves the essence of Coralli and Perrot’s original Romantic ballet with an immersive journey into human passions and the supernatural. The bright, bucolic scenes of Act I, in which Giselle dances passionately with Albrecht at the harvest festival, give way to the ghostly nighttime scenes of Act II. The spirit world overlays the real world, dance becomes the language of the soul, and the vanishing presence of Giselle seems to defy gravity. It is a night of infinite beauty and grace.

Giselle, a purehearted peasant girl, is seduced by Albrecht, a prince who, unbeknownst to her, is already engaged to another woman. When she learns of Albrecht’s betrayal, she loses her reason and dies. She joins the Wilis, the spirits of betrothed young women who have been betrayed by their lovers and now haunt the forest. Doomed to dance to death, Albrecht can only be saved by Giselle’s intervention as the Wilis flee the coming day.

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $31.00 – $109.00+

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: 1-844-985-2787 (ARTS)

Email: info@nac-cna.ca

Date: Thursday January 30, 2025 to Saturday February 1, 2025

Thu. Jan 30. 2025 | 8:00 PM
Fri. Jan 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Sat. Feb 1, 2025 | 1:30 PM & 8:00 PM

2 hours · With intermission

Venue & Address

Southam Hall, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1

Wheelchair accessible

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport