"Created for the company in 2016, Kahn's Giselle is imbued with inventiveness (this is a daring, dystopian dance-drama like no other), integrity (in the way themes are transposed from the nineteenth-century Romantic-era classic to this reimagining) and impressiveness (the level of commitment from the dancers, whose embodiment makes the work a formidable entity, is outstanding). You can't just watch it. You exist inside it, breathe it in, let it get under your skin."
"This latest revival, the first at the London Coliseum, provides the visceral thrill of being devastated, disturbed, and astonished by what you are witnessing in the moment, while shielded from life outside the performance. But it is devised and danced with gritty at times, draining substance, deepening your engagement with the idiosyncratic movement and its message when real-life matters return to your mind after the performance."
Akram Khan's 2016 Giselle reimagines the Romantic-era ballet as a daring, dystopian dance-drama staged by English National Ballet. The choreography fuses ballet, kathak and contemporary techniques to foreground dark undercurrents of love, inequality, betrayal, death and ghosts. The production relocates the narrative from a colourful medieval village of peasants and aristocrats to an indistinct industrial landscape, creating a heavy, foreboding atmosphere. The revival at the London Coliseum delivers visceral, immersive experiences that leave audiences devastated, disturbed and astonished while showcasing gritty, draining substance and remarkable dancer commitment that deepens engagement with idiosyncratic movement and emotional impact.
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