Giselle: A Summary
Ballet as a dance form emerged, was systematized, became established, developed, was subjected to creative destruction, and, as a result, evolved. The ballet Giselle was created, became a classic, and continues to be performed all over. The ballet dancer Hana Sakai has performed Giselle countless times in her career, such that the role and the choreography have deeply infiltrated her body and soul. The work you are seeing today, Giselle: A Summary, is largely formed from these facts. In other words, Giselle: A Summary, a work of ballet-based contemporary dance, is a great celebration of the existence of ballet as a dance form and Giselle as a ballet.
Toshiki Okada
Direction / Text: Toshiki Okada
Performance: Hana Sakai
Scenography: Ayami Sasaki
Producer: Eri Karatsu (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater / Dance Base Yokohama) Production Manager: Yoshinori Sekoguchi (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater) Stage Manager: Daijiro Kawakami (Scale Laboratory)
Assistant Stage Manager: Aiko Oguro
Lighting Design: Akiyo Kushida
Sound Design: Raku Nakahara
Subtitle Translation: Aya Ogawa
Premiere: November 2024 (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater) As part of “Time in Between”
Developed and Produced by
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Dance Base Yokohama
◆PERFORMANCE
2025 Performing Arts Selection 2025 in Takatsuki
・ [April] Takatsuki Arts Theatre, South Hall, SANYU REC Hall（Osaka）
2024 Performing Arts Selection 2024
・ [December] KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Hall（Kanagawa）
・ [November] Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Mini Theater（Aichi）*Premiere
◆INTERVIEW
Shihai Aichi Prefectural Art Theater×Dance Base Yokohama "Performing Arts Selection"｜Toshiki Okada×Hana Sakai Giselle: A Summary Interview
