Giselle

We were visiting San Diego from England and booked this show late, but we are so glad that we did, it was wonderful. The performance by the dancers was exquisite and in such a historical theatre. We had never seen this ballet before and based on this performance we will definitely go and see it again. Thank you to everyone involved in its production.

This was our first ballet for my husband & I, and we were so surprised. It was absolutely beautiful. The story was easy to understand and the costumes were appropriately matched. I highly recommend this ballet to anyone, experienced in the art or not. Of course the venue at the Spreckels theater was pretty amazing, as well. We loved it!

This was amazing! Giselle's performance grabbed my attention and pulled at my heart the entire show. The choreography was superb and executed flawlessly which allowed me to feel a part of the story. My hat is off to this young dance company that may be small in size, but hits a grand slam with top rate talent. I'll certainly be watching for other Tampa Ballet Theatre productions in the future.

The company danced Giselle but was clearly not up to the task. Over acting in the first act was very distracting. The male lead was heavy footed and looked too old for the part. In the second act a few members of the corp were not keeping time with the rest of the dancers. That said, second act was much better than the first act. This was my husband s introduction to this ballet and sadly was not a positive experience. I have followed Ballet since a very young age. I recognize the immense amount of work and dedication that goes into this art. I think that perhaps the company might wish to rethink this particular ballet.

The performance was amazing and the music was great. The venue wasn't very impressive and although we were in the 4th row it was hard to see

Please understand that a i am not a ballet expert. That being said, I enjoyed the ballet, the dancer who was Giselle did a fabulous job, as did the dancer who played Albrecht. BUT, the village scene was soooooo long, i got bored, as did my teenagers. I enjoyed the second act better than the first, the Wilis were fascinating, beautiful costumes although i was expecting long tulle dresses rather than mid length (silly aside but..) Queen Myrthas facial expression was perfect.

First time I attend a Ballet show. I must say it was what I expected and more. The seats were good, not too far from the stage not to close to be able to appreciate the stage. The organization and synchronization of the entire group was amazing. I would definitely recommend this show.

The classical ballet of Miami have a great profesional dancers made excellent performance with a beautiful dancing and dramatic depth

very good show, awesome performance. will watch again.

stellar performance from Amanda Rodriguez as Gisselle

The dancers were fantastic. But the lack of live orchestra really made the experience less enjoyable. For the price of our tickets ($65, not including taxes), we expected a full, professional and stellar performance.. not an underwhelming production with an introduction soliciting donations. The whole experience, except for the talented dancers, felt very amateur.

Well this ballet is beautiful! I sat in the very front of Royce Hall (row AA) and I couldn't ever see the dancers' feet; That was the bad part about the venue. So if you go to see a show at the UCLA campus, sit 6-10 rows back from the front. Other than not being able to see their feet, I loved the ballet! It was beautiful and the dancers all had their own unique traits. Giselle really was a wonderful show. I took my parents and they loved it too, even if we couldn't see below the dancers' ankles.

Thoroughly enjoyed this ballet. The WW2 setting, lighting, costumes were phenomenal. Not to mention the choreography and skill level of the dancers.

The setting is completely re-imagined...instead of a peasant village and a rogue young noble, Giselle lives in a WWII ghetto and Albrecht is in the oppressing military. The vengeful spirits are not the ghosts of unrequited lovers, but ghosts of murdered civilians, who torment Albrecht -before Giselle's ghost saves him. A tragic and redeeming story with exceptionally beautiful music. Michael Pink's interpretation, the choreography, and the music from the MSO, were all extraordinary.

The interpretation of Giselle was unique and creative but I think the ballet should have used some other title than Giselle. To me it really wasn't Giselle. I generally like Michael Pink's work but this time there was too much play acting and not enough dance. I go to the ballet for dance and didn't get what I went for. So all in all it was a bit disappointing for me. It won't stop me from seeing Pink's work in the future as I really do a appreciate his work.

Michael Pink's Giselle far exceeded my expectations!! I felt as though I was watching a paining, not a single moment was short of perfection. I was nearly brought to tears a few moments / not from the story line itself, but from the beauty of the movement! The male and female ghosts were like moving sculptures. Such a clever decision! My 11 yr old daughter (who dances ballet) was there, and although this version of Giselle takes place in world war 2, she said it was her favorite ballet ever seen live. I wish there was more of it, it felt like it went too quickly. I completely get what Michael pink was doing with this one- it worked!

Giselle is one of my favorite ballets and this version was absolutely stunning! It was thought provoking and touched my heart. Sitting close to the stage really added to the experience.

Loved the interpretation of Giselle. the dancing was elegant and the sets and costumes were spot on. Setting it in a WWII ghetto was brilliant.

The incredible performance was just plain magical. Giselle's death brought tears to my eyes and her dances with Albrecht in the woods together was hauntingly beautiful.

My daughter and I recently attended the performance of Giselle at the San Diego Civic Theatre; the ballet performance was spectacular. All of the dancers were trained formally and performed very well in my opinion. I enjoyed seeing all of their wonderful moves and we were only five rows away so we were able to see facial expressions and the sweat forming on their brows. The only problem I had was with a group of teenagers who were there to do some kind of review and their chaperone allowed them to chat off and on throughout the performance. They were seated in the row ahead, beside and two rows behind us. One kept clicking their pen on/off and the constant chatting was annoying. I wish the ushers had been more aware of what was going on but I could not think of a way to ask them to be quiet without yelling at them and interrupting the performance. Next time I hope when we attend, there are no teenagers near us. The prices for the drinks and snacks are too expensive and next time I will smuggle something in my purse rather than pay such high prices. Parking was ten dollars too since we used the structure. The performance was lovely and I enjoyed seeing Giselle for the first time ever.

Show was entertaining music was great. All age groups would enjoy.

We traveled from Florida to view this ballet. Great performance overall, we were given the royal treatment during the VIP reception. The director took my wife and I to meet the performers behind the scene after the ballet. Awesome and Spectacular

First ballet for us. It was great! Wasn't sold out so they upgraded our seats.

I have enjoyed many ballets with captivating stories. However part of the presentation is the music. The orchestra brings more life to the performance. When I purchased the tickets there was no mention the would be no orchestra. I would not have purchased had I known. It was only half what it should have been. Certainly a cost decision, which dulled the evening for us.

So if you have never seen a ballet, Giselle is the best to start with. Easy to understand, its "romantic" part (act 2) is a delight, and does not have the coded classical movements that might sometimes be difficult to understand if you are not familiar with. If you have never seen another ballet company dancing then the California Ballet is for you. Now it is far from the quality of the performance of the Russian and French classical schools. The "pas de quatre" in the 1st act was performed ... how to say it ... on a very very poor and low level. The Sat. 2:30 performance main ballerina was outstanding though and deserve to perform in a higher level company. The lecture prior to the ballet was quite uninteresting, focusing on cleaning the stage and the smoke maker machinery.

I took my mother and sister and daughter and they Loved it so much . The dancers were breathtaking And Amazing dancers!!! I enjoyed it very much . Thank you

I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. In fact, some of the dancers were outstanding. The smaller children were absolutely charming. Kudos to the Youth American Ballet Company for giving these young people this great opportunity.

As a dancer growing up, it was beautiful to see the actual performance of the dances I used to perform! Great music and portrayal!

It was my first ballet in over 40 years. Well done, quite a pleasant experience. A lot of little girls in the audience, aspiring dancers. Definitely a nice evening out.

It was my first in person ballet and was much more thrilling to see the dancing right there. The four principals were exciting to watch their grace and techinal prowness.

"Giselle" was wonderful to finally see in WNY! The music was divine! Some of the dancing was uneven....loved the pas de deux best! Those two dancers were wonderful!!

I highly recommend the El Paso Youth Ballet performances to all El Paso. It is a great quality at a reasonable price.

Outstanding!! Best Gisselle so far..........................