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The Moscow
Festival Ballet performs
Giselle
Giselle, a story of love, betrayal, madness, revenge
and forgiveness is the most famous, revered and enduring
of all Romantic ballets. It’s the story of a pure and innocent
peasant
girl who is jilted by a rich nobleman. Driven mad by the experience,
she dies and enters the graveyard world of the Wilis, ghosts of
vengeful brides betrayed by undeserving suitors. Giselle, the most
celebrated ballet of the Romantic era, premiered in June 1841
at the Opera in Paris. It’s attributed to the French author
Theophile Gautier who was inspired by the poet Heinrich Hein,
who had written of the Slavonic legend of the "Wilis", betrothed
maidens who died before their wedding day but were unable to
rest since they could not satisfy their passion for dancing in
their lifetime. At midnight they rise up, lure any young man
and dance with him until he falls dead.
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February 27, 2007
Eissey Campus Theatre
Palm Beach Community College
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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February 28, 2007
Carole and Barry Kaye
Performing Arts Auditorium
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
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March 1, 2007
Sunrise Theatre
Fort Pierce, FL
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To learn more about
Giselle
visit this website.
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