{"id":56549,"date":"2023-05-09T13:07:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=56549"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:25:47","slug":"restaging-a-ballet-classic-giselle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/restaging-a-ballet-classic-giselle\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaging a ballet classic: Giselle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mary Skeaping\u2019s <em>Giselle<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3>An important milestone in restaging a ballet classic<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It was a milestone that two years ago richly deserved to be celebrated &#8211; the 50th anniversary of Mary Skeaping\u2019s production of Giselle in the UK, which first entered the repertoire of London Festival Ballet (LFB) in April 1971. It has become one of the best known and loved traditional versions in the world which is testament to Skeaping\u2019s attention to detail, her meticulous research and her determination to remain true to the original style. Also important is the clarity with which each of the characters is drawn &#8211; that they have their own backstories, no matter how small the role might be, each has its own significance within the unfolding story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first Giselle was originally performed in Paris in 1841. Th\u00e9ophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges were the librettists and Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot were the choreographers. Adolphe Adam was responsible for the music and one of the most notable features of Skeaping\u2019s Giselle is the restoration of parts of the score that are omitted in other productions, alongside recovering the correct running order. This, in turn, proves to be pivotal dramatically. The music, in effect, dictates the action.<div class=\"ihc-locker-wrap\"><div  class='ihc_locker_2'><div class='lock_content'><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Imagine_website_Digital_Exklusiv.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Weiterlesen mit Digital+<\/h2>\n<p>Alle Formate in einem ABO.<br \/>\nBequem auf Ihrem mobilen Endger\u00e4t Ihrer Wahl.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alle Artikel online lesen<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum ePaper<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum Online-Archiv von Dance for You<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Jetzt digital freischalten!<\/h4>\n<\/div><div class='lock_buttons'>\n  <!-- Login Form - Start -->\n  <div class=\"ihc-login-form-wrap ihc-login-template-11\">\n      <form method=\"post\" id=\"ihc_login_form\">\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihcaction\" value=\"login\" \/>\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihc_login_nonce\" value=\"eb86ad8497\" \/>\n\n          \n                    <!-- Username field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-username-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"log\" id=\"iump_login_username\" placeholder=\"Username\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of username field -->\n          \n                    <!-- Password field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-pass-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"password\" value=\"\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"iump_login_password\" placeholder=\"Password\"\/>\n              <span  class=\"ihc-hide-login-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of Password field -->\n          \n          \n          <!-- Remember me checkbox -->\n                    <div class=\"impu-remember-wrapper\">\n              <input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"forever\" name=\"rememberme\" class=\"impu-form-input-remember\" \/>\n              <span class=\"impu-form-label-remember\">Remember Me<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of remember me --->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links-pass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/lost-password\/\">Lost your password?<\/a><\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Aditional links -->\n\n          <div class=\"ihc-clear\"><\/div>\n\n          <!-- captcha -->\n                    <!-- end of captcha -->\n\n          <!-- Submit bttn -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr impu-form-submit\">\n                  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Log In\" name=\"Submit\"  class=\"button button-primary button-large\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Submit bttn -->\n\n          <!-- Social -->\n                    <!-- End of Social -->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links\">\n                <div class=\"impu-form-links-reg\">Don&#039;t have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/register\/\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                        <!-- End of Aditional links -->\n\n      <\/form>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <span class='ihc-js-login-data'\tdata-user_field='#iump_login_username' data-password_field='#iump_login_password' data-error_message='Please fill out all mandatory fields' ><\/span>\n  <!-- End of Login Form -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n[\/ihc-hide-content]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Skeaping\u2019s Giselle An important milestone in restaging a ballet classic &nbsp; It was a milestone that two years ago richly deserved to be celebrated &#8211; the 50th anniversary of Mary Skeaping\u2019s production of Giselle in the UK, which first entered the repertoire of London Festival Ballet (LFB) in April 1971. 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