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In honour of Sir Peter Wright and the upcoming performance dedicated to him, Sir Peter Wright Centenary, we’re taking a closer look at his signature productions, performed by leading ballet companies worldwide. Here, we look at his Giselle, first performed by the then Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in Cambridge in 1977, following it's premiere by The Royal Ballet in 1968.
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Miki Mizutani as Giselle and Mathias Dingman as Count Albrecht.
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Mathias Dingman as Count Albrecht.
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Momoko Hirata as Giselle, César Morales as Count Albrecht and Samara Downs as Myrtha.
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Momoko Hirata as Giselle and César Morales as Count Albrecht.
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Beatrice Parma and Lachlan Monaghan in the Harvest pas de deux.
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Mathias Dingman as Count Albrecht.
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Momoko Hirata as Giselle, César Morales as Count Albrecht and Marion Tait as Berthe.
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Samara Downs as Myrtha.
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Momoko Hirata as Giselle and César Morales as Count Albrecht.
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Samara Downs as Myrtha and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as the Wilis.
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Momoko Hirata as Giselle, Samara Downs as Myrtha and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as the Wilis.
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Beatrice Parma and Lachlan Monaghan in the Harvest pas de deux.
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Miki Mizutani as Giselle.
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Lachlan Monaghan in the Harvest pas de deux.
© 2019 Credit : Bill Cooper
Momoko Hirata as Giselle and César Morales as Count Albrecht.
© 2019 Credit : Bill Cooper
Momoko Hirata as Giselle and César Morales as Count Albrecht.
© 2019 Credit : Bill Cooper
Beatrice Parma and Lachlan Monaghan in the Harvest pas de deux.
© 2019 Credit : Bill Cooper
César Morales as Count Albrecht, Samara Downs as Myrtha and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as the Wilis.
© 2019 Credit : Bill Cooper
Miki Mizutani as Giselle.
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Momoko Hirata as Giselle and César Morales as Count Albrecht.
© 2019 Credit : Bill Cooper
Momoko Hirata as Giselle, César Morales as Count Albrecht, Samara Downs as Myrtha and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as the Wilis.
© 2019 Credit : Bill CooperDon’t miss our Sir Peter Wright Centenary on 18 June at Birmingham Hippodrome, featuring Carlos Acosta performing the role of Death in The Green Table.
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