Giselle...
A masterpiece of romantic ballet, narrated and performed by Samantha van Wissen
CHF 65.– / 55.– / 40.–
concession tickets starting at CHF 15.–
Recommended age: 14+
Duration: 105 minutes without an intermission
Language: Sprache: French, Flemish and a little German
Subtitel: German
Introduction at 7:15 pm (in German)
Theatersaal
The Theatersaal offers a full view of the entire stage from every seat. The auditorium slopes upwards from Row 6 backwards.
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A white floor surface and four musicians – that is all that dancer Samantha van Wissen needs to take her audience into the fascinating world of «Giselle». What begin as a lecture / performance soon reveals itself as a wonderfully tender and humorous declaration of love for Adolphe Adam’s masterpiece of ballet in particular and for dance in general.
Director François Gremaud takes an ironic look at this classic without ever losing the dedication to elegance of the original. With a glint in her eye, Samantha explains the conventions of romantic ballet which no longer want to fit in with modern times. And then you find yourself getting lost in the sheer fascination of the music and wishing against your better judgment that Giselle did not have to die.
«Giselle» is the second part of a trilogy by François Gremaud designed in conjunction with the Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, dealing with great female tragic figures from theatre, dance and opera. As was the case with the first part of the trilogy, «Phèdre!» in 2019, «Giselle» was invited to the Schweizer Theatertreffen in 2022.
Interpretation: Samantha van Wissen
Concept, direction: François Gremaud
Music: Luca Antignani, d’après Adolphe Adam
Musicians (alternating):
Violin: Léa Al-Saghir, Anastasiia Lindeberg
Harp: Tjasha Gafner, Valerio Lisci, Antonella De Franco
Flute: Héléna Macherel, Sara Antikainen, Irene Poma
Saxophone: Sara Zazo Romero, Bera Romairone
Text: François Gremaud, d’après Théophile Gautier et Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
Choregraphie: Samantha van Wissen, d’après Jean Coralli et Jules Perrot
Assistance: Wanda Bernasconi
Light: Création: Bart Aga
Technical direction and light: Stéphane Gattoni – Zinzoline
German surtitles: Sophie Müller
Production: 2b company
Coproduction: Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne (CH) Théâtre Saint-Gervais, Genève (CH) Bonlieu Scène Nationale Annecy (FR) Malraux Scène Nationale Chambéry Savoie (FR) dans le cadre du projet PEPS – Plateforme Européenne de Production Scénique Théâtre de la Ville – Paris / Festival d’Automne à Paris Soutiens Spectacle Soutenu par le programme PEPS de coopération territoriale européenne INTERREG V. La 2b company est au bénéfice d’un Contrat de Confiance de la Ville de Lausanne et d’une Convention de Subvention du Canton de Vaud. Loterie Romande, Pro Helvetia, Fondation suisse pour la culture, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Leenaards, Pour-cent culturel Migros Vaud, Fondation Suisse des Artistes Interprètes
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