Giselle

Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) will premiere 'Giselle Ballet' at Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) on Oct 27. The work tells the tragic and romantic story of a young, beautiful and yet shy peasant girl named Giselle.

Staged by Zeynep Sunal Öngün, the ballet will be on stage on Nov. 1, 7, 15, Dec. 2 and 7 at AKM and on Nov. 4, 21 and 22 at Kadıköy Süreyya Opera Stage.

The Paris Opera on March 11 appointed 23-year old dancer Guillaume Diop to its Etoile category, the first time a black person has received the ballet's coveted top rank.

Giselle, sometimes referred to as the Queen of Romantic Ballet, will premiere at Ljubljana's Cankarjev Dom on 12 January in a co-production with the national opera and ballet company that has been choreographed by Jose Carlos Martinez, the new director of ballet at the Paris Opera.

Akram Khan's critically acclaimed production of "Giselle" for the English National Ballet, is coming to computer screens in Greece from the Christmas Theater on February 19-22. In this modern version of the romantic 19th century ballet, the acclaimed choreographer injects this tale of love, betrayal and redemption with elements of kathak, a traditional South Asian dance form.

The Greek Festival presents a modern take on the classic romantic ballet "Giselle" by Costas Tsioukas, who transposes this tale of doomed love to the present and sets it in Southern Europe instead of Germany, while remaining faithful to the original structure.

The Istanbul State Opera Ballet Modern Dance Theater (MDTIst) is celebrating its 7th anniversary with a reinterpretation of the classic ballet "Giselle." The new version of the ballet, "Jizel," is choreographed by Aysun Aslan. 

The Greek National Opera presents popular ballet "Giselle," with music by Adolphe Adam and choreography by Irek Mukhamedov and Marius Petipa. Performances take place at the Olympia Theater on December 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31. Shows start at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. on December 31).

Serbia's National Theatre has cancelled two ballets shows, blaming the Culture Ministry for not providing the cash needed to maintain the programme.

The two shows, The Portrait of Dorian Grey and Giselle, scheduled for April 6 and 7, were scrapped because the ministry was reportedly late in signing the annual funding contract with the theatre.