Giselle

Giselle is an original musical adaptation (written and scored by Cassian Grove and Rory John) of Adolphe Adam’s 1841 romantic ballet of the same name, which loosely reconfigures the plot of the original ballet into a kaleidoscopic ghost story told through Appalachian folksong. 

When the sickly Giselle is betrayed by the man she loves at the harvest festival, she goes mad and dances herself to death—only to return and join the ranks of the Wilis, the ghosts of women wronged by men, who spend eternity wreaking supernatural feminist justice and protecting their own. A village of archetypal storytellers weave together history, myth, and song to bring the story to life in an immersive show about vengeance, dancing, and death.

There will be an evening performance at 6:30pm on Saturday, August 29th, and a matinee at 1:30pm on Sunday, August 30th.

Tickets are entirely free! If you find that you cannot attend the show after reserving tickets, please notify us at [email protected] so that we can offer the seats to other attendees.

The show is staged in traverse or tennis court staging. There will be an intermission, bathrooms will be available. Masking is strictly required of all audience members, and masks will be provided to any who come without. A wheelchair ramp and single disabled parking space are available behind the building, please email [email protected] that we may accommodate you.

Giselle will have some opportunities for audience participation. Pins signifying willingness to participate to be available at the door on request, and nobody will be directly interacted with without a pin.