Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges

19세기 초 스위스의 산골 마을. 전쟁 중인 이 마을에는 프랑스 제 21연대가 주둔하고 있다. 주인공 마리는 이 제 21 연대의 마스코트다. 병사들은 마리를 ‘연대의 딸’ 이라고 부르며 무척 사랑한다. 어릴 때 전쟁터에서 발견되어 연대의 보살핌을 받으며 자라난 마리는 얼마 전 벼랑에서 꽃을 따다가 미끄러져 위험에 처했을 때 한 청년이 구해주었다고 말하며, 자꾸 그 사람 생각이 나서 슬퍼한다. 한편, 병영을 엿보는 스파이로 토니오라는 청년이 체포되어 처형당할 위기에 놓인다. 이 때, 토니오를 발견한 마리는 이 청년이 자신을 구해주었다고 말하며 풀어줄 것을 요청하게 되는데...

Traveling through Egypt in the 19th century, a Englishman falls asleep inside a pyramid and travels back in time to the days of the pharaohs, where he immediately falls in love with the daughter of the ruler.

GISELLE is acclaimed director Toa Fraser's inter­pretation of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of Giselle. The classic story of love, erotism and death has been reinterpreted by Fraser to include both the on stage performance of the ballet, and an off-stage romance – interwoven with the ballet – that tells of two itinerant dancers, separated by time, distance and their abiding love for each other.

Inspired by Lord Byron’s epic poem, this jewel of the repertoire boasts a lavish production complete with a shipwreck, pirates, and some of ballet’s most renowned scenes.

Learning that Albrecht, her beloved, is in fact a nobleman engaged to be married to a princess, the naive peasant girl Giselle dies. The Queen of the Wilis—the spirits of deceased young virgins—decides that Albrecht should follow Giselle to the grave, and condemns him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. But Giselle’s spirit dances with him and saves him. With music by Adolphe Adam and a libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, the ballet touches on the great romantic themes: local colour, a pastoral love affair doomed to end in tragedy, a plunge into fantasy and redemption through the power of love.

Madcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a regiment of French soldiers. Juan Diego Flórez is the young Swiss villager who conquers her heart—and a slew of high Cs. Also featuring uproarious performances by Felicity Palmer and Alessandro Corbelli, as well as a cameo by Tony Award winner Marian Seldes, this laugh-out-loud production was a runaway hit that left audiences exhilarated.

Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet, stars in the title role of the famed Romantic ballet "Giselle," recorded at the Teatro alla Scalla in Milan in April 2005. The production, with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, and music by Adolphe Adam, also features La Scala star Roberto Bolle as Albrecht.

Live performance from Kirov, now known as Mariinsky.

A black-and-white documentary which closely follows the rehearsal process of the famous ballet Giselle, originally choreographed by Adolphe Adam. The focus here is entirely on the process by which ballet master Henning Kronstram conveys the spirit and the endless details of the ballet to his dancers.

The story of a hotel boss that, from time to time, observes the couples in the rooms and even films them.

A film version of the ballet Giselle. Filmed in a studio, using innovative editing and cinematography to go along with the choreography, this film stands out from filmed stage-performances.

A thrilling performance film featuring Cuba's greatest ballet dancer, Alicia Alonso in her acclaimed portrayal of Giselle, the ballet that made Alicia an international star. In this tale, Duke Albrecht disguises himself as a peasant to win the love of the beautiful Giselle.

Marie was found on a battlefield as a baby, and raised by the entire 21st Regiment as their 'daughter'. Her foster-father Sulpice has decreed that she should marry a soldier from the Regiment. When Marie falls for the Tyrolean Tonio, it looks as though she may have to choose between her family and true love.