Press Release: English National Ballet announces principal casting for Giselle by Mary Skeaping in Belfast

[Jan McNulty]

 

English National Ballet
Giselle the classic ballet by Mary Skeaping  
 

Grand Opera House, Belfast

Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 June 2017

Performances at 7.30pm (Thurs mat at 2pm, Sat mat at 2.30pm) 

Tickets: £13.50 - £43.25 

http://ballet.org.uk

 

“A remarkable collective effort… from a company on flying form” The Daily Telegraph 

 

Following its critically acclaimed run at the London Coliseum in January, English National Ballet tour Mary Skeaping’s Giselle to the Grand Opera House, Belfast from the 21-24 June 2017, making the company’s first ever visit to Northern Ireland. 

 

A haunting story of innocence and betrayal, and a timeless tale about the redemptive power of love, Mary Skeaping’s Giselle features some of ballet’s most dramatic scenes and otherworldly images. Adolphe Adam’s classic score is performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.

 

Principal casting for Mary Skeaping’s Giselle sees Guest Artist Jurgita Dronina make a welcome return to English National Ballet. Currently Principal at the National Ballet of Canada, Dronina reprises her performance in the title role following her debut with the Company at the London Coliseum in January this year.

 

Further Principal casting sees Lead Principal Erina Takahashi, Soloist Alison McWhinney, and Junior Soloist Katja Khaniukova perform in the title role. Performing in the role of Albrecht is Lead Principal Isaac Hernández, Principal Yonah Acosta, First Soloist Cesar Corrales, and Junior Soloist Ken Saruhashi. See below for full Principal casting. 

 

To coincide with Giselle at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, English National Ballet will host a programme of workshops and events aimed to provide access to ballet and engage with audiences of all ages beyond the stage. The programme of events includes Creative, Schools, and Family Workshops, a Dance Insight to Giselle event, Live Drawing, and a taster of English National Ballet’s ground-breaking Dance for Parkinson’s programme. For more information see www.ballet.org.uk/whats-on  

 

English National Ballet is presenting two versions of Giselle this season. Mary Skeaping’s classic production of the iconic ballet follows Akram Khan’s contemporary reinterpretation, which had its world premiere earlier in the season and returns to Sadler’s Wells, London and the Liverpool Empire this autumn. 

 

Principal Casting 

Please note casting is subject to change, see ballet.org.uk for up-to-date casting. 

 

Giselle the classic ballet by Mary Skeaping  

In the order of Giselle, Albrecht, Myrtha, Hilarion 

 

Wednesday 21 June 2017 

Jurgita Dronina, Isaac Hernández, Laurretta Summerscales, Fernando Bufalá

 

Thursday 22 June 2017 (matinee) 

Alison McWhinney, Ken Saruhashi, Isabelle Brouwers, Daniel Kraus 

 

Thursday 22 June 2017 

Erina Takahashi, Cesar Corrales, Jung ah Choi, James Streeter 

 

Friday 23 June 2017 

Katja Khaniukova, Yonah Acosta, Isabelle Brouwers, Fabian Reimair 

 

Saturday 24 June 2017 (mat) 

Erina Takahashi, Cesar Corrales, Jung ah Choi, James Streeter 

 

Saturday 24 June 2017 

Jurgita Dronina, Isaac Hernández, Alison McWhinney, Fernando Bufalá

 

For further information about English National Ballet and to book tickets visit www.ballet.org.uk. Please note performance details are subject to change.