Finnish National Ballet: Giselle

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GISELLE
Choreographer: Javier Torres

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“In the 1950s, gender roles were still highly conservative, even if women’s liberation was outwardly treated as a reality. The arrival of new home appliances made household work easier, while the introduction of trousers for women created a sense of heightened equality with men.

Nevertheless, neither development truly freed women from traditional expectations, which continued to cast them as virtuous girls, good wives, or devoted mothers. This hypocritical ideology, combined with the fashion of the time, felt ideal for adding a contemporary edge to the production while preserving some of its original romantic features.”

– Javier Torres, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Finnish National Ballet

PRINCIPAL CASTING

*subject to change

Giselle: Seo Yeun Kim, Min Young Kim and Zhiyao Chen

Alberto: Martin Nudo, Victor Estévez and Florian Modan

Ilario: David Rathbun, Giulio Diligente and Shunsuke Arimizu

Mirtha: Yuka Masumoto, Lucia Rios and Heidi Salminen