Colorado Ballet Academy Presents Giselle
May 25, 2024 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House
DENVER, CO (May 8, 2024) – Colorado Ballet Academy will present two performances of Giselle, a timeless tale of love, betrayal, and redemption that has captivated audiences for over 180 years. CBA students enrolled in Levels 1 through the Pre-Professional Division will perform the complete work that features classical choreography by Marcus Petipa with adaptations by Academy Director Erica Fischbach set to music by Adolphe Adam. Giselle’s hauntingly beautiful storyline will enchant audiences of all ages.
“I am thrilled to bring the beauty of Giselle to our community,” stated Academy Director Erica Fischbach. “The choreography and emotional intelligence in Giselle challenges Colorado Ballet Academy students in new ways. I am grateful to provide our students with the opportunity to perform a full-length classical production on Denver’s premiere stage.”
THE STORY OF GISELLE
Giselle is a story of love, jealousy, and forgiveness. Giselle is a young woman who unwittingly falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a peasant, Count Albrecht. Upon learning of his duplicity, Giselle falls into despair and dies of a broken heart. The Wilis, vengeful spirits whose love was unrequited, appear in a forest near Giselle’s grave site to initiate her into their sisterhood and make any man who enters their domain dance to his death. Albrecht arrives to place flowers on Giselle’s grave and is trapped by the ruthless Wilis, but Giselle resolves to save him.
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 6 p.m.
TICKETS
Tickets range from $20 to $70. Visit COLORADOBALLET.ORG or call Patron Services at (303) 339-1637 to purchase tickets, available Monday through Friday from 10am–4pm.
To continue to reduce the number of ticket resellers, please purchase directly through Colorado Ballet via the website or phone number listed above. Tickets purchased through resellers may not be valid.
EVENT LISTING FOR GISELLE
Colorado Ballet Academy presents Giselle
May 25, 2024 | Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Tickets start at $20 at COLORADOBALLET.ORG
Giselle is a story of love, jealousy, and forgiveness. Giselle is a young woman who unwittingly falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a peasant, Count Albrecht. Upon learning of his duplicity, Giselle falls into despair and dies of a broken heart. The Wilis, vengeful spirits whose love was unrequited, appear in a forest near Giselle’s grave site to initiate her into their sisterhood and make any man who enters their domain dance to his death. Albrecht arrives to place flowers on Giselle’s grave and is trapped by the ruthless Wilis, but Giselle resolves to save him.
ABOUT COLORADO BALLET ACADEMY
Founded in 1951 by Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Colorado Ballet Academy is the official school of Colorado Ballet. Under the leadership of Colorado Ballet Artistic Director Gil Boggs and Academy Director Erica Fischbach, the Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy (CBA), is the region’s premier source for ballet training. CBA’s unique relationship with the professional company and artistic staff of Colorado Ballet provides superior faculty who are dedicated to developing and inspiring each child to reach their full potential. Aspiring pre-professional students along with those who simply enjoy dance and wish to gain the benefits of studying this classical art form receive the highest caliber ballet instruction in an environment that fosters excellence, individuality, and creativity. CBA’s curriculum is grounded in formal classical ballet technique and follows the traditional classical sequence of training intended to increase each student’s technical skill, stamina, and artistry. Elements of the Russian, French and Italian schools are taught according to age and physical development, resulting in finished dancers with clean and virtuosic technique, brilliant artistry, stylistic versatility, and the prowess to thrive in the diverse choreographic demands of today.
ABOUT COLORADO BALLET
Presenting exceptional classical ballet and innovative contemporary dance through performances, training, education and community engagement, Colorado Ballet continues to inspire and grow an increasingly diverse audience base in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1961 by Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Colorado Ballet is a non-profit organization celebrating 63 years of excellence. As a world-class professional company serving over 100,000 national and international patrons, Colorado Ballet presents 58 performances annually to sold-out audiences in the 2,000 seat Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The Company’s 36 professional dancers and 22 studio company dancers come from all over the world. Colorado Ballet’s The Armstrong Center for Dance, a 35,000 square foot building, boasts eight state-of-the-art professional dance studios and amenities for the professional Company. Under the direction of Artistic Director Gil Boggs, Colorado Ballet performs classical ballet masterpieces, full-length story ballets and its critically acclaimed repertory production Ballet MasterWorks, featuring varied works from neoclassical ballets to world premieres. The Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy serves over 1,200 students from toddlers to seniors each year. Colorado Ballet’s Education & Community Engagement offers programs to students and community members, making over 25,000 contacts and reaching over 200 schools and organizations annually. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses including youth, families, teachers, and people with and without disabilities. For more information, please visit coloradoballet.org.
