A TIMELESS STORY OF LOVE, BETRAYAL, AND TRANSCENDENCE
PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 15 at 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 16 at 1pm
Recommended ages 5 and up. Run time is approximately 90 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.
Golden State Ballet is delighted to offer three ways to secure your tickets:
Online via the Golden State Ballet Box Office
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In person at CCAE’s Box Office
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GISELLE | May 14-16, 2027
Center Theatre at California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Golden State Ballet presents Giselle, the quintessential Romantic ballet featuring original choreography by Marius Petipa and music by French composer Adolphe Adam. A timeless story of innocence and heartbreak, Giselle follows a young village girl who falls deeply in love with a mysterious stranger. When his deception is revealed, her world—and her heart—shatters. In death, Giselle is drawn into the ethereal realm of the Wilis, where betrayed brides rise to dance beneath the moonlight. There, love becomes memory, and forgiveness becomes transcendence.
Haunting, elegant, and profoundly moving, Giselle remains one of ballet’s most enduring masterpieces.
Where heartbreak becomes grace, and forgiveness lingers beyond the grave.
VENUE
CENTER THEATRE
CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Escondido, California
SEASON SPONSOR
The Hermann Foundation