Akram Khan’s Giselle by English National Ballet, a striking reimagining of the iconic Romantic ballet, presented as a cinematic screen experience.
Akram Khan’s Giselle by English National Ballet is a powerful reimagining of the iconic Romantic ballet, brought to the screen in a haunting, cinematic production.
Set in a stark, divided world, Giselle is one of a community of migrant garment factory workers – the Outcasts – shut out from their livelihoods by a looming wall that separates them from the wealthy Landlords who once exploited their labour.
Giselle’s love for Albrecht, who secretly belongs to the Landlords, leads to betrayal and heartbreak, driving her to a tragic fate. In the second act, she joins the Wilis – ghostly women who exact vengeance on men – and must choose between revenge and forgiveness as Albrecht faces their fury.
Choreographed by Akram Khan with an intense, physical movement language and set against Vincenzo Lamagna’s dark, reworked score and Tim Yip’s monumental designs, this film screening immerses audiences in a gripping story of love, exile, and redemption – revealing Giselle as a timeless tale for our age of borders and displacement.
Image Credit: Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
When
15 February, 19:00.
Age
6+
Price
tickets from : 60 AED
student ticket: 50 AED
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Abu DhabiCultural Foundation, Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum St(2nd St), Al Hosn
How to get there?
The Cultural Foundation sits opposite Qasr Al Hosn. Located in the heart of Abu Dhabi, between Zayed the First Street, Khaled Bin Waleed Street, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Street (5th Street) ad Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed St (2nd Street).
Nearby the site include the Etisalat Headquarters and the World Trade Centre.