Giselle Act II pas de deux ( Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov; The Royal Ballet)

Marianela Nuñez as Giselle and Vadim Muntagirov as Count Albrecht. Find out more: The greatest of all Romantic ballets, Peter Wrights production of Marius Petipas classic is a tale of betrayal, the supernatural and love that transcends death. Find out more at Giselle is the classic ballet of the Romantic era. It transformed the dance world when it was first performed in Paris in 1841 and remains at the centre of the classical repertory. Giselles essence has remained the same through many different productions in well over a century of continuous performance. Peter Wrights production for The Royal Ballet is based on Marius Petipas classic version (after the original 1841 choreography by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli), which was first staged in St Petersburg in 1884. The role of Giselle provides the dancer with many technical and dramatic challenges, from the characters early love to her poignant descent into madness and her final gesture of forgiven