Akram Khan's Giselle (2018)
Akram Khan's Giselle (2018)
The iconic ballet, reimagined.
Hailed as a masterpiece of 21st century dance, Akram Khan’s Giselle comes to cinemas for the first time with Artistic Director, Tamara Rojo, dancing the role of Giselle, one of a community of migrant workers cast out of their jobs in a condemned garment factory. The classic story of love, betrayal and redemption has been reimagined in this stunning new version, with sets and costumes by Academy-Award winning designer Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), an ‘ominous, gothic’ (The Observer) adaptation of Adolphe Adam’s original score by composer Vincenzo Lamagna and performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic, dramaturgy from Ruth Little and lighting design from Tony Award-winner Mark Henderson. Filmed live at the Liverpool Empire in October 2017, Akram Khan’s Giselle is directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon.

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Cast

Tamara Rojo Tamara Rojo As: Giselle
James Streeter James Streeter As: Albrecht
Jeffrey Cirio Jeffrey Cirio As: Hilarion
Stina Quagebeur Stina Quagebeur As: Myrtha
Begoña Cao Begoña Cao As: Bathilde
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Hailed as a masterpiece of 21st century dance, Akram Khan’s Giselle comes to cinemas for the first time with Artistic Director, Tamara Rojo, dancing the role of Giselle, one of a community of migrant workers cast out of their jobs in a condemned garment factory. The classic story of love, betrayal and redemption has been reimagined in this stunning new version, with sets and costumes by Academy-Award winning designer Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), an ‘ominous, gothic’ (The Observer) adaptation of Adolphe Adam’s original score by composer Vincenzo Lamagna and performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic, dramaturgy from Ruth Little and lighting design from Tony Award-winner Mark Henderson. Filmed live at the Liverpool Empire in October 2017, Akram Khan’s Giselle is directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon.


Tagline: The iconic ballet, reimagined.
Certification: U

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Genres: Drama

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Release Date: 25 April 2018

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Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: English National Ballet

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Cast

Tamara Rojo

Tamara Rojo

Giselle

James Streeter

James Streeter

Albrecht

Jeffrey Cirio

Jeffrey Cirio

Hilarion

Stina Quagebeur

Stina Quagebeur

Myrtha

Begoña Cao

Begoña Cao

Bathilde

Fabian Reimair

Fabian Reimair

Landlord

Adela Ramírez

Adela Ramírez

Giselle's Friends

Anjuli Hudson

Anjuli Hudson

Giselle's Friends

Maria José Sadles

Maria José Sadles

Giselle's Friends

Directed By

Ross MacGibbon

Ross MacGibbon

Director

Akram Khan

Akram Khan

Stage Director

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Timothy Yip Gam-Tim

Timothy Yip Gam-Tim

Costume Design

Sound

Adolphe Adam

Adolphe Adam

Music

Vincenzo Lamagna

Vincenzo Lamagna

Sound Designer

Yvonne Gilbert

Yvonne Gilbert

Sound Designer

Gavin Sutherland

Gavin Sutherland

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Mark Henderson

Mark Henderson

Lighting Design

Art Department

Andrej Petrovic

Andrej Petrovic

Assistant Director of Photography

Timothy Yip Gam-Tim

Timothy Yip Gam-Tim

Art Designer

Other Crew

Ruth Little

Ruth Little

Dramaturgy

Akram Khan

Akram Khan

Choreographer

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