Name: American Ballet Theatre Giselle | Northrop Apr 18-19
Start: 2025-04-18
End: 2025-04-19
Location: Carlson Family Stage at Northrop

American Ballet Theatre—America’s National Ballet Company®—returns to Northrop for two performances of the beloved classic, Giselle. The epitome of Romantic ballet, this heart-rending tale of love, remorse, and forgiveness perfectly fuses live music, movement, and drama. The role of Giselle requires an exquisite dancer with daring dramatic and technical skills to create a compelling portrait of the innocent, noble village maiden. In this universally acclaimed production, ABT’s unrivaled roster of international ballet stars brings Giselle‘s mystery and ethereal beauty to vivid life.

You might enjoy this performance if you love(d):

Story ballet, classical ballet, ballet with live orchestra, The Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet’s Swan Lake at Northrop in 2018.

This will be ABT’s 18th performance at Northrop. America’s National Ballet Company® most recently performed at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum during the ABT Across America tour in 2021, with their last performance on the Northrop stage in 2019.

Performance Program

Watch this space. The program will be shared closer to the event date.

Gallery

Preview

A dancer (man) steadies a ballerina as she reaches forward on pointe.

American Ballet Theatre’s Christine Shevchenko and Calvin Royal III in Giselle. Photo © Amos Adams.

Male dancer in brown villager costume poses center stage.

American Ballet Theatre’s Calvin Royal III in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

Male lead poses with one hand to heart and the other are open.

American Ballet Theatre’s Calvin Royal III in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

Ballerinas perform in a unison line wearing colorful villager costumes.

Scene from American Ballet Theatre’s Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

Dancers perform together on a set with a large tower in the distance.

Scene from Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

A man and woman dancer pair perform on a dark stage.

Hee Seo and Cory Stearns in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

A ballerina in white strikes a powerful pose.

Christine Shevchenko in Giselle. Photo © Amos Adams.

A ballerina extends her leg to the side above her head. She stands beside a line of identically posed dancers in white.

Christine Shevchenko in Giselle. Photo © Amos Adams.

A ballerina dances as other performers watch from the edge of the stage

Christine Shevchenko center stage in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

Ballet dancers pass one another in formation.

Calvin Royal III and Christine Shevchenko in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

A male dancer supports a female dancer on pointe.

Christine Shevchenko and Calvin Royal III in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.

Three synchronized clusters of dancers strike the same pose at once.

Quotes / Reviews

“An exquisite performance by one of the world’s best companies.”—Lincoln Journal Star

“The Wilis...were extremely well-rehearsed, beautifully in sync and mysteriously quiet; they seemed to be dancing on moss.”—Dance View Times

“The overall performance proved once again that Giselle, which has been making people cry since 1841, is still alive.”—Dance View Times

“Giselle remains ABT’s crown jewel.”—Bachtrack

“Audience was held in rapt silence during American Ballet Theatre’s transporting production of Giselle.”—Washington Classical Review

During the Performance

Sensory Friendly Lounge

A Sensory Friendly Lounge equipped with sensory supports and trained staff will be available to all guests who are seeking a safe and soothing atmosphere during this and other select performances. Learn more on the Accessibility Services page.