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English National Ballet, Tamara Rojo

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Akram Khans production of Giselle (premiered in 2016; winner of the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award), which boldly reimagined the original world of this classic ballet and broke new ground for the English National Ballet under the direction of Tamara Rojo. Set to a modern score by Vincenzo Lamagnasound-designed specifically for this production and interspersed with elements of Adans original musicthis is an entirely new Giselle, featuring the conflict between the working class and the ruling class, as well as raw, real-world scandals and the absurdity of the afterlife. Act I is set in a garment factory, home to a community of immigrants who are not accepted by mainstream society. The schemes of the ruling class intertwine with the love and hatred of Giselle, Albrecht, and Hilarion. In Act II, set in the ruins of the factory, the female workers who died after years of gruelin