Giselle: Belle of the Ballet

Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of the English National Ballet, presents this BBC ballet documentary on Giselle. It includes both an historic viewpoint on the 150 year old classical ballet, together with a modern interpretation choreographed by Akram Khan. Both stories involve naivete, betrayal, thwarted revenge and ultimately forgiveness. Both Rojo and Khan articulate the karma behind the story, whereby the betrayer starts out as manipulative and cunning but ultimately falls in love with Giselle’s gent