Singapore Dance Theatre presents Giselle

A great romantic ballet soars onto the stage as Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) presents Giselle this March at Victoria Theatre, with staging by Janek Schergen, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. Drawing audiences into a work that embodies elements of the Romantic period, Giselle is a ballet filled with mystery, otherworldly beauty, excitement, danger and death.

The eponymous ballet tells of the tragic love story between a village maiden, Giselle, and a nobleman, Albrecht. Mesmerized by her beauty and innocence, Albrecht disguises himself as a peasant and promises eternal love to Giselle despite being betrothed to a Duke’s daughter, Bathilde. Soon after, she discovers his deceit, and driven by grief, she kills herself with Albrecht’s sword.

With love unrequited, she dies of a broken heart, much to the dismay of Albrecht who has only come to realize his true love for Giselle when he mourns for her at the tomb. In Giselle’s melancholic world of vengeance and despair, she transforms from an innocent lady to a wilis, who are spirits of betrothed maidens betrayed by their beloved loves on the night before their wedding.

This March, step out of reality and into this hauntingly beautiful performance of a classic and unforgettable ballet set to an evocative and lingering score with Singapore Dance Theatre’s Giselle.

Ticket prices:

11 March - $500, $300, $200, $150, $80

(Tickets are available from SDT office ONLY)

12 to 14 March - $88, $68, $48 (Through SISTIC and SDT)

For more information, go to visit www.singaporedancetheatre.com or call 6338 0611