Giselle – Johan Inger | Ballet
Duration: 1h50 with 1 interval

Forget thatched roofs, the forest of the Wilis, and white tutus! Johan Inger’s Giselle, returning to the Palais Garnier three years after IMPASSE entered the repertoire, draws inspiration from the famous Romantic ballet while reimagining it through a more contemporary dramaturgy.

In the original version by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, Giselle was a peasant and Bathilde a princess. Here, the two women, both in love with Albrecht, become free spirits and observers. This does not prevent them from facing the same turmoil, such as jealousy or revenge.

Set to a new musical composition by Grégoire Hetzel, the Swedish choreographer evokes, over the course of two acts, maternal love, friendship, and passion. By emphasizing feminine strength, desire, and loss, he reveals two sides of love: its beauty as well as its destructive power.