Yellowstone Ballet brings "Giselle" to Bozeman
"Giselle," one of the most popular ballets of all time, will be performed by Yellowstone Ballet Company at 4 p.m. April 10 at Willson Auditorium in Bozeman.
"Giselle," which deputed in Paris in 1841, is a wrenchingly poignant tale of unrequited love, remorse and forgiveness. Act I of the ballet is set in a German village where Giselle, a young village girl, falls in love with the nobleman Albrecht, who has disguised himself as a peasant. Albrecht engages himself to Giselle although he is already betrothed to the princess Bathilde.
Hilarion, the village gamekeeper, exposes Albrecht's true identity and Bathilde claims her fiancé in front of the distraught Giselle, who dies of grief.
"The role of Giselle is one of the most sought-after in ballet," says Yellowstone Ballet Company artistic director Kathleen Rakela. "To win the role, a ballerina must have near perfect technique, outstanding grace, and great drama skills."
"Giselle is, to a ballerina, what portraying Hamlet is to an actor," she adds. "The role puts big demands on the ballerina, both as a dancer and as an actor, as Giselle moves from innocent maiden in love, to a woman driven mad by jealousy, to an ethereal spirit in a world beyond death."
Kristi Capps, principal dancer of Cincinnati Ballet, plays the dramatic role of Giselle. Her husband, Dimitri Trubchanov, formerly of Russia's Kirov Ballet and a current principal dancer of Colorado Ballet, performs the dual role of Prince Albrecht and the peasant Loys.
"It is a rare treat to have such a great story ballet with wonderful, professional dancers performing the leads right here in Bozeman," says Rakela.
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"Giselle," which deputed in Paris in 1841, is a wrenchingly poignant tale of unrequited love, remorse and forgiveness. Act I of the ballet is set in a German village where Giselle, a young village girl, falls in love with the nobleman Albrecht, who has disguised himself as a peasant. Albrecht engages himself to Giselle although he is already betrothed to the princess Bathilde.
Hilarion, the village gamekeeper, exposes Albrecht's true identity and Bathilde claims her fiancé in front of the distraught Giselle, who dies of grief.
"The role of Giselle is one of the most sought-after in ballet," says Yellowstone Ballet Company artistic director Kathleen Rakela. "To win the role, a ballerina must have near perfect technique, outstanding grace, and great drama skills."
"Giselle is, to a ballerina, what portraying Hamlet is to an actor," she adds. "The role puts big demands on the ballerina, both as a dancer and as an actor, as Giselle moves from innocent maiden in love, to a woman driven mad by jealousy, to an ethereal spirit in a world beyond death."
Kristi Capps, principal dancer of Cincinnati Ballet, plays the dramatic role of Giselle. Her husband, Dimitri Trubchanov, formerly of Russia's Kirov Ballet and a current principal dancer of Colorado Ballet, performs the dual role of Prince Albrecht and the peasant Loys.
"It is a rare treat to have such a great story ballet with wonderful, professional dancers performing the leads right here in Bozeman," says Rakela.
Read more at LivelyTimes.com
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