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The Lightness and Death of Giselle
| Choreographer |
Mustonen, Anna Karvonen, Anna-Mari |
| First Performance | 30.10.2010 |
| Place of First Performance | Zodiak - Centre for New Dance, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 30.10.2010 |
| Place of Premiere | Zodiak - Centre for New Dance, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Scenography | Hanna Käyhkö |
| Costume designer | Laura Käyhkö |
| Sound designer | Heidi Lind |
| Performers of the premiere | Ville Ahonen, Robert Brotherus, Outi Condit, Vida Hulkko, Saku Koistinen, Masi Tiitta, Miikka Tuominen, Saara Töyrylä |
| Description |
An absolute wasteland of romance 1. Act: Out of the blue Giselle is confronted with the harsh truth about her beloved Albert. Giselle's heart cannot bear the pain and she drops dead then and there. 2. Act: At midnight the spirits of women, who have died because of love gone bad, rise up from their graves to haunt men. At dawn the spirits are pulled back into their damp graves. Und er libet is using the ballet Giselle as material for their new piece, in which the romantic ballet imagery is collided with trash-aesthetics and the lightness of performing. In Giselle's story the group is interested in the transformation from a whimsical girl to a dead body and back to a fuming spirit rising from the earth. |
| Other Information |
The Lightness and Death of Giselle follows the piece Randomly seeking Giselle, which was premiered at the Reality Research Center in October 2009. Production: Zodiak -- Center for New Dance, Moving in November festival, Und er libet |
| Dancers |
Töyrylä, Saara (2010) Ahonen, Ville (2010) Koistinen, Saku (2010) Tiitta, Masi (2010) Tuominen, Miikka (2010) |