Dance! Love! Death! Each of these elements keeps changing its flavor as the brew matures.
The New York Times
This romantic ballet gem has been updated and staged by Peter Boal for PNB with sumptuous costumes and sets by Jérôme Kaplan. A mountain village in a lush forest becomes the backdrop to love, betrayal, and otherworldly specters in this compelling masterpiece.
Dance! Love! Death! Each of these elements keeps changing its flavor as the brew matures.
Join us for a spirited conversation between Trae Holiday of Converge Media and a panel of dancers performing the role of Myrtha, queen of the Wilis. Then, stay to see the dress rehearsal of Giselle, as the PNB Company dancers and artistic staff put the finishing touches on this stunning production.
Perfect for folks wanting to learn more about ballet and its history, “Ballet Talks” are entertaining half–hour lectures about PNB’s current show given by dance experts. Join us an hour before your performance downstairs in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall!
Connect with PNB Company artists in these inspiring Q&A sessions directly following your performance. “Meet the Artist” is an opportunity to discuss how the ballet you just watched impacted you and to learn the performers’ unique insights.
This season, Pacific Northwest Ballet offers Audio Dance Description at select performances of Jewels, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, Cinderella, Firebird, and Giselle!
Enjoy cocktails, appetizers, and dinner as you create connections with fellow PNB enthusiasts and learn more about this classic work directly from the artists who bring it to life on stage.
Casting is posted five days in advance.
Music
Adolphe Adam, with additional music by Friedrich Burgmüller, Riccardo Drigo, and Ludwig Minkus
Choreography
Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa, with additional choreography by Peter Boal
Scenic & cOSTUME Design
Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting Design
Randall G. Chiarelli
Premiere
June 28, 1841
Ballet du Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique (Paris), choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
PNB Premiere
June 3, 2011; new production May 30, 2014