Giselle

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Dayton Ballet opens its 2025–2026 Ballet Series with Giselle, staged with choreography by Artistic Director Brandon Ragland after Jules Perrot. The production emphasizes the ballet’s dual nature: it begins as a tender, romantic village idyll and transforms into a ghostly, supernatural vision in the second act. Exploring love, betrayal, madness, and forgiveness, the production presents a classic Romantic-era touchstone shaped by Ragland’s contemporary directorial perspective.