SEASON 2017 | 2018

GISELLE COMING CAPTURED LIVE IN MOSCOW SOON

GISELLE ACT I Ballet in two acts Giselle, a young peasant girl, is madly in love with Albrecht Captured live on October 11, 2015 who swore his love in return. Gamekeeper Hans, himself COPPÉLIA infatuated with Giselle, discovers Albrecht is not the simple DELIBES/VIKHAREV

SCHEDULE village boy he pretends to be, but in fact a rich count 4 min Views of Moscow already engaged to the noble Bathilde. Hans confronts 8 min Introduction Albrecht in front of the entire village. Upset by this betrayal, 55 min Act I Giselle goes mad and dies from sadness. 18 min Intermission (with interviews) 60 min Act II ACT II 5 min Bows and Credits At night, Hans and Albrecht take turns mourning in utter grief at Giselle’s tomb. The Wilis, vengeful spirits of women FROM MOSCOW MUSIC dead from deceitful love, suddenly appear from the 27 JUN AT 4 PM CHOREOGRAPHY YURI GRIGOROVICH graves. Their impassible queen Myrtha sentences both LIBRETTO T. GAUTIER/J.-H. SAINT-GEORGES men to dance to death. Hans eventually dies of MUSICAL DIRECTION PAVEL KLINICHEV exhaustion. When Albrecht’s turn comes, Giselle intervenes… HOSTED BY KATYA NOVIKOVA Join us on ! CAST @BolshoiBalletinCinema GISELLE SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA #Giselle ALBRECHT SERGEI POLUNIN MYRTHA EKATERINA SHIPULINA Don’t miss exclusive photos and videos from the season HANS DENIS SAVIN 2017-18 of the in Cinema on our PAS DE DEUX DARIA KHOKHLOVA/IGOR Instagram account! TSVIRKO

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