DTH On Demand Presents: Creole Giselle

When the ballet Giselle was created in 1841, it was not imagined to be performed by men and women of color, Black men and women. In 1984, Dance The...When the ballet Giselle was created in 1841, it was not imagined to be performed by men and women of color, Black men and women. In 1984, Dance Theatre of Harlem Co-Founder Arthur Mitchell changed that. The acclaimed DTH production of this classic, Creole Giselle, was re-conceived by Arthur Mitchell and staged by Frederic Franklin, based on the original by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. Creole Giselle Aarhus, Denmark, September 1987 Choreography by Jean Coralli & Jules Perrot Staged by Frederic Franklin Scenario by Arthur Mitchell and Carl Michel Produced by: Yanna Kroyt Brandt, Thomas Grimm Directed by: Thomas Grimm, a co-production of ., Inc. ACT 1 It is Sunday morning on Madame Berthe’s little farm in Louisiana. Friends and neighbors gather to celebrate the festival of the end of the wine harvest. Berthe’s d