The corps de ballet rehearse Giselle (The Royal Ballet)

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  • čas přidán 26. 01. 2014
  • Follow Ballet Mistress Samantha Raine, Artist Annette Buvoli and First Artist Nathalie Harrisonin in rehearsal for Act 2 of Peter Wright's production of Giselle. They discuss the technical and emotional challenges of the dance of the Wilis.
    Find out more at www.roh.org.uk/giselle
    A Giselle Digital Guide is available to purchase from the ROH website, containing specially selected films, articles and exclusives to bring you closer to the production: www.roh.org.uk/publications/ro....
    Giselle is the quintessential Romantic ballet. It transformed the dance world when it was first performed in Paris in 1841 and remains at the centre of the classical repertory. Peter Wright's production for The Royal Ballet, which had its premiere in 1985, has had more than 550 performances. With its combination of memorable story and exquisite choreography, Giselle is the perfect way to discover classical ballet.
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  • @RoyalBalletAndOpera
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  • @davidmorgan4319
    @davidmorgan4319 Před 10 lety +419

    I finds these type of clips sooo informative. I have saw Giselle over 50 times by my beloved RB,but I had no idea that the willis arm placement at times is meant to signify the holding of children they never had or as they stand at the side of the stage they are on the looking for ant unsuspecting man to kill , Bravo to the RB for these type of clips , I look forward to seeing more of this type of feature

    • @RomyMacias
      @RomyMacias Před 4 lety +10

      Yes! David, in our ballet company, we were also told to hold our arms like that because if you were to lie on your back it's how arms and hands are placed on the dead... so much symbolism!!! And having danced in the corp, I can tell you, I had to hold my tears in every time we performed Giselle.

    • @tsochengkimo
      @tsochengkimo Před 3 lety +4

      @@RomyMacias That's so moving. It must be a wonderful experience to be part of Giselle but also difficult to face both technical and emotional challenges on stage at the same time. That reminds me of the RB performance with Osipova as Giselle. Funny enough the saddest moment for me was actually at the curtain call because it was clear that Natalia wasn't able to come back from the deep sorrow when the audience were already cheering. That was heartbreaking.

    • @alasdairmacneill2244
      @alasdairmacneill2244 Před 2 lety +1

      "I have SEEN Giselle....".....

  • @wishiwasawhale
    @wishiwasawhale Před 10 lety +222

    the girls say that they think the corps de ballet is really important, I would suggest that the corps is absolutely vital! I can happily skip through DVDs just to watch the corps, esp Giselle and La Bayadere

    • @SophieNeveudancer
      @SophieNeveudancer Před 10 lety +18

      La Bayadere...completely agree, the corps is superb. I love Nikkiya's variations but nothing can compare to the Kingdom of shadows entrance...

    • @ayamicv2710
      @ayamicv2710 Před 10 lety +6

      I love the corps in swan lake :) specially the coda of the swans

  • @herrbrucvald6376
    @herrbrucvald6376 Před 4 lety +56

    When Annette Buvoli puts her veil on backstage---it's everything theatre is, everything the magical ritual of performance means...and under the veil with her large eyes
    she looks exactly like the lithograph of some legendary 19th C ballerina! What's more sublime in Art than 'Giselle'?

  • @WallaseyanTube
    @WallaseyanTube Před 2 lety +5

    Having finally attended a Royal Ballet performance of the production this week I can say that it is a quiet transcendental experience and the illusions created on stage are extraordinary.

  • @DasRL
    @DasRL Před 5 lety +7

    Annette is one of my favorite dancers. In every Live relay I always look out for her! She was most amazing in Don Quixote!

  • @sitcomchristian6886
    @sitcomchristian6886 Před 6 lety +8

    I love the way they talk about ballet, and about Giselle. They understand it in such a beautiful way and it helped me to better understand it, too :)

  • @taiwanelisa
    @taiwanelisa Před 10 lety +38

    Wonderful close-ups and interviews. More of the corps de ballet please!

  • @williamhad
    @williamhad Před 9 lety +35

    My god she is gorgeous. Especially in costume.

  • @aliceroxcullen98
    @aliceroxcullen98 Před 7 lety +85

    Watching ballet videos having never done any ballet...

  • @GiselleBellyDancer
    @GiselleBellyDancer Před 10 lety +260

    I was named Giselle by my mother during her pregnancy, she told me that she was delighted by the Act and by the ballet dancers. I've actually became a professional belly dancer, it's not quite a ballet dancer though but, it's a bit close.

    • @torijohnson6139
      @torijohnson6139 Před 10 lety +21

      Right. Ballet dancers wear more clothing.

    • @gisellekim4863
      @gisellekim4863 Před 9 lety +6

      Interesting..I like the gap of your name and job

    • @rorolilred
      @rorolilred Před 9 lety +3

      That's really cool, I love both ballet and belly dancing :-)

    • @rorolilred
      @rorolilred Před 9 lety +14

      Victoria Robertson Lol just barely, ballet dancers are usually pretty scantily clad themselves.

  • @kojimoriya3548
    @kojimoriya3548 Před 10 lety +24

    A lovely video! Without them, the Royal Ballet cannot exist.

  • @fabiesque
    @fabiesque Před 3 lety +3

    It's really nice to see a very young person haveing already that sensitivity and intelligence.....

  • @carlosvisintin3154
    @carlosvisintin3154 Před 10 lety +30

    GREAT!!!!Thank you for sharing!!The corps de ballet are so important and so beautiful! Thank you so much!!!

  • @2charliep
    @2charliep Před 7 lety +22

    I'd love more videos of the corps, we can't do without them.

  • @durukarali8170
    @durukarali8170 Před 5 lety +22

    Yasmine is here in corps de ballet. And now she is a principal OMG

  • @chalentino
    @chalentino Před 10 lety +2

    I'm so excited for this, it looks amazing!!

  • @Anna-vz5jl
    @Anna-vz5jl Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you very much for this clip . So interesting amd informative . Giselle is my favourite. I hope one day I can see it for real at The National Ballet of Canada 🇨🇦

  • @susanbaskerville5239
    @susanbaskerville5239 Před 8 lety +6

    A heartbreaking beautiful ballet my favourite makes me cry everytime i see it !!!!!

  • @larabrace1375
    @larabrace1375 Před 7 lety +5

    im a ballet dancer and I am in Gissele ballet and it is wonderful and beautiful xx

  • @spoiledcheeseball9498
    @spoiledcheeseball9498 Před 9 lety +57

    I've always been interested in ballet but I've never gotten the opportunity to try it. I'm 18 now so it's probably hopeless to try doing it professionally but I still want to

    • @sharon-bp9pk
      @sharon-bp9pk Před 8 lety +23

      +Spoiled Cheeseball it's not too late to do it for fun!

    • @nanananananananana00
      @nanananananananana00 Před 7 lety +4

      Spoiled Cheeseball i say to go for it! ballet is honestly amazing and you may not do it professionally but it can still be loads of fun and a great overall experience. see if any studios have open adult classes near you and at least give it a try. i wish you the best of luck!

    • @snowflower5418
      @snowflower5418 Před 6 lety +5

      Hey man nothing is impossible, don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t do something. If you want it, go for it :)

    • @vonsmore5046
      @vonsmore5046 Před 6 lety +3

      Hannah Bruce, if not going for a professional level, would you still be able to perform on stage?? Or would it just be constantly in a studio learning? I'm currently 17 with no chances of going professional, but I'd still love to learn. Even if I never set foot on a stage.

    • @abbyloke5844
      @abbyloke5844 Před 5 lety +2

      VonSmore some dance schools have annual dance shows but depending on how old you are, you can audition for some productions for people under 18. I’ve done both and shows are really great to do!

  • @gisellekim4863
    @gisellekim4863 Před 9 lety

    Thx for sharing!:D it is lovely giselle corps-showing high quality of loyal ballet! amazing and beautiful

  • @patriciafoster3347
    @patriciafoster3347 Před 5 měsíci

    This is wonderful! Thanks for posting!

  • @paulineiv878
    @paulineiv878 Před 8 lety +108

    What a beautiful story. And the ballet is so powerful and emotional in every way. Was this Giselle played by Natalia Osipova?

    • @RoyalBalletAndOpera
      @RoyalBalletAndOpera  Před 8 lety +67

      +Pauline IV This film was created for the 2014 cinema broadcast which starred Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta, but during that run of performances the corps de ballet also danced with other casts, including Roberta Marquez and Steven McRae, Sarah Lamb and McRae, Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares, Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico Bonelli and Laura Morera and Bonelli.

    • @paulineiv878
      @paulineiv878 Před 8 lety +15

      Thank you I really love all the works at the Royal Ballet.

  • @annamariagrosso5857
    @annamariagrosso5857 Před 9 měsíci

    Long life to Giselle and to all the beautiful dancers!!!
    Thank you 💕

  • @ivansanders8459
    @ivansanders8459 Před 7 lety

    Wonderful to see such background work.

  • @myindigoblues5796
    @myindigoblues5796 Před 2 lety

    I love this dance sequence. So beautiful 🥰🧡

  • @kittygamerkatkat1862
    @kittygamerkatkat1862 Před 10 lety

    This is wonderful! More on the corps and the principle character artists as well please!

  • @user-yo9ib2rq4y
    @user-yo9ib2rq4y Před 4 lety +5

    I really love willis' costume of Royal Ballet. It shows beautiful, but cruel character of these fairies very well.

  • @bringiton5282
    @bringiton5282 Před 4 lety +2

    Annette is a sweetheart ❤

  • @AngelinaHardy16
    @AngelinaHardy16 Před 10 lety +6

    Id love to be a part of the royal ballet, it looks amazing there!

  • @kristin123a
    @kristin123a Před 10 lety +3

    Please put out an interview with Gina! She's the first(second) Norwegian dancer at RB. Saw her in this vid as well. Great!

  • @theidiotzonexo
    @theidiotzonexo Před 7 lety +1

    videos like this really make you appreciate the corps

  • @chesterfield123654
    @chesterfield123654 Před 10 lety

    Amazing!

  • @meganmadaleinefreeman
    @meganmadaleinefreeman Před 6 lety +1

    I've always wanted to watch Giselle.

  • @hbanana7
    @hbanana7 Před 10 lety

    Giselle is one of my favorite corps e ballet.

  • @tatum.shoptaugh
    @tatum.shoptaugh Před 3 lety +1

    Really nice video

  • @donnabernhardi6155
    @donnabernhardi6155 Před 10 lety

    thanks for sharing ! interesting

  • @rosemacqueen5172
    @rosemacqueen5172 Před 6 lety +2

    I live Claire Calvert so much and when I saw her in the video I audibly gasped

  • @UnicornRoseDust
    @UnicornRoseDust Před 7 měsíci

    everyone looks so young here!

  • @aliasofia8248
    @aliasofia8248 Před 6 lety +4

    I'd have loved to do ballet, but with exams cramming my schedule there's no hope:((Also there are no adult ballet classes in my town... I admire this dance so much and maybe one day I'll get to do it as a hobby

  • @carolineranucci5530
    @carolineranucci5530 Před 7 lety +3

    Giselle is so good.

  • @ryeishemmings5118
    @ryeishemmings5118 Před 10 lety

    I want to be a ballerina one day when I grow up at New York City ballet as I started dancing since I was 3 years old an is still dancing until now.I love ballet.

    • @edithchin
      @edithchin Před 9 lety

      same I have been dancing since I was 3. I love ballet so much, there is only one ballet school in Singapore. It is not even a true ballet school, like those in America or Europe. The one in Singapore it is just like a ballet centre only it is more professional than the other centers in singapore

    • @slsd9201
      @slsd9201 Před 8 lety

      +Ryeis hemmings jungkook!

  • @librandancer
    @librandancer Před 10 lety

    Nice!

  • @jacobfulcher1083
    @jacobfulcher1083 Před 8 lety

    Knew about the willies (sp). And how they are.

  • @ilhamkhan
    @ilhamkhan Před 10 lety +7

    Giselle is the most beautiful ballet :)

  • @karenkaren3189
    @karenkaren3189 Před 5 lety +1

    I saw Mayara Magri, Leanne Cope, Elizabeth Harrod, Yasmin Naghdi, Francesca Hayward .....I am sure if I watched a few more times that I would recognize more dancers ❤️

  • @eduardasartorio8932
    @eduardasartorio8932 Před 7 lety

    Mayaraaaaaa 😍

  • @thamiresfreitas6923
    @thamiresfreitas6923 Před 8 lety +9

    Mayara Magri ? ♥

  • @emrena
    @emrena Před 10 lety

    may i know where to get the body stocking she wears underneath the maroon leotard? we don't have these in where i stay

    • @emmsteemmastewart
      @emmsteemmastewart Před 10 lety +6

      i bet you it'll be a pair of old tights - cut the feet off to whatever length you like and then a little circle on the crotch area and there you go!!!

    • @emrena
      @emrena Před 10 lety

      thank you

  • @jacobfulcher1083
    @jacobfulcher1083 Před 8 lety +2

    wow that is dark I never knew that.

  • @cinthiamargarethasubagio3135

    Can anyone explain whats the difference between first artist and first soloist?

    • @marycrawley3828
      @marycrawley3828 Před 3 lety +2

      First Artists are the Royal Ballet's more senior members of the corps de ballet, whereas a First Soloist is the highest soloist rank before Principals. Hope that helps :)

  • @suzannederringer1607
    @suzannederringer1607 Před 4 měsíci

    The Hops. I love to watch them, but it always seems a really strenuous thing for the dancers.

  • @Titsoak
    @Titsoak Před 5 lety +1

    Do they teach you the ballet all the time?

  • @jisellemanning373
    @jisellemanning373 Před 6 lety +7

    I was named after the Giselle ballet but my mum wanted to spell it with a J

  • @haleylandry7791
    @haleylandry7791 Před 8 lety +38

    the wilis are like the original misandrists, love it

  • @amandababy5
    @amandababy5 Před 10 lety

    I love ballet im Aaliyah belen Chacon

  • @phoenixswift24
    @phoenixswift24 Před 6 lety

    Oh my god she looks like emily blunt

  • @MrAdrianaangel
    @MrAdrianaangel Před 6 lety +1

    The version danced by Ulanova is a real crier.

  • @michaelr9033
    @michaelr9033 Před rokem

    B allet ✅

  • @chibimentor
    @chibimentor Před 4 lety +1

    budget!