......Giselle - Act 1.
          All photos on this page were taken during the April 2005 performances
                  Theater: Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, Minnesota
                  Dates: April 29-30, 2005

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Restaged by: Cheryl Rist (after Jules Perrot & Jean Coralli)
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Sets: Jim Arnold, Cynthia Betz, Lisa Gray


Giselle: Oksana Konobeyeva
Albrecht: Dmitriy Tuboltsev


Myrtha, Queen of the Willis: Erin Warn
Hilarion: Allen Gregory











Duke of Courlan: Fred Betz
Bathilda: Colette Illarde
Wilfred: Antone Gregory
Berthe: Mary Gregory
Boys: Sam Windnagel, Aaron Davies

Villagers: Elena Ahmann, Sarah Bulger, Taylor Dreyling, Karmyn Grant, Michelle Ho, Rebecca Pelletier, Megan Simon, Elizabeth Wilson, Allen Gregory, Brad Jacula, David Schmidt, Ben Olson, Aaron Davies

Willis solosits: Sarah Bulger (Julia Heggernes), Taylor Dreyling
Willis corps de ballet: Elena Ahmann, Sierra Benson, Claire Buethe, Karmyn Grant, Maren Gray, Julia Heggerness / Jordan Van Matre, Michelle Ho, Rachelle Horowitz, Marisha Johnson, Tori Kampmeyer, Kelsey Kolars, Caitlin Lam, Kate McRaith, Rebecca Pelletier, Megan Simon, Elizabeth Wilson, Julia Heggernes, Jordan Van Matre

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Village women:
Rebecca, Megan, Karmyn, Taylor, Elizabeth, Sarah, Michelle, Elena
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Elizabeth                                                    Elena                                                      David


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Rebecca                                                         Karmyn, David, Ben, Taylor                                                                        Megan
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                   Michelle, Brad                                                                 Ben, David                                                                             Karmyn   ...










first produced by Ballet Minnesota
7th Minnesota Dance Festival
ACT 2 only
1995 The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
restaged by Cheryl Rist & Jocelyn Labsan
Giselle: Tina Anderson  Albrecht: Andrew Thompson
Hilarion: David Stright   Myrtha: Megan Warn

Most recent performance:
17th Minnesota Dance Festival
ACTS 1 & 2
Fitzgerald Theater, April 29-30, 2005
restaged by Cheryl Rist
Giselle: Oksana Konobeyeva  Albrecht: Dimitry Tuboltsev
Hilarion: Allen Gregory   Myrtha: Erin Warn
Wilis Soloists: Taylor Dreyling, Sarah Bulger, Julia Heggernes

First Production:
First performed: Theatre de l'Academie Royale de Musiique, Paris, (June 28, 1841)

Original Music: Adolphe Adam
Original Choreography: Jules Perrot & Jean Coralli
Original Book by: Vernoy deSaint-Georges, Theophile Gautier,Jean Coralli
Original Scenery: Pierre Ciceri

Original Cast:
  Giselle: Carlotta Grisi
  Albrecht: Lucien Petipa
  Myrtha: Adele Dumilatre
  Hilarion: Jean Coralli

Reference Webpages for 'Giselle'

Giselle Timeline and notes from Artslynx   Very Good

English National Ballet Reference page: 'Giselle'

BalletMet Balletnotes 'Giselle'

Footnotes (dancers (Cynthia Gregory, Karen Kain, etc) talk about Giselle)   Interesting



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