Ballet Cymru is touring the United Kingdom with a new production of Giselle. It opened in Newport on 16 May 2025, and the company will bring it to Bangor on 13 Jun and Mold on 8 Jul 2025. The opening night was reviewed by Molly Stubbs for The Nation (see Dance Review: Ballet Cymru's Giselle, 20 May 2025).
If I am not mistaken, this is Ballet Cymru's third version of the ballet. They had one in the early days of the company when they were known as Ballet Gwent. They created a new version with a score by Catrin Finch in 2021. It opened in Lichfield and I reviewed it in Giselle Reimagined 9 Jul 2021). I also saw it in Leeds and Newport.
In their latest version, they appear to have reverted to Adam's score, banished the zombies and restored to the stage Myrthe and her wilis resplendent in their romantic tutus. While I liked Darius James and Amy Doughty's reimagining much more than I enjoyed Aktam Khan's, I do not like change for change's sake. If the live performance is anything like the trailer, we are in for a treat. I shall be in the Bryn Terfel auditorium on Friday and my write-up will appear soon afterwards.
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