I am [not] Giselle
Mónica García Vicente embarks on a search for the real woman in romantic and contemporary ballet with 2 dancers. The two dancers embody the complex and contradictory aspects of femininity and womanhood. They explore their own desires and passions projected onto them, states of dependency and autonomy, their own bodies as voyeuristic objects and subjects of female desire. A powerful form of self-exploration is created, ultimately to give Giselle as a real, complex woman a stage.
Giselle is considered a masterpiece of classical ballet. Originating in the era of early Romanticism, it is still part of today's repertoire. Like in other ballets of this time, the titular female figure, in whom the male protagonist, of a lower social class, falls in love with, appears as a genderless, virtuous, innocent, and dependent being. This image, however, corresponds more to contemporary male fantasies and patriarchal ideals of femininity than to the realities of women and dancers in the 19th century.
I am [not] Giselle is a choreographic experiment in search of the real woman in romantic and contemporary ballet. The two dancers embody the multifaceted and contradictory aspects of femininity and womanhood: on, behind, and beyond the stage. They explore their own desires and passions projected onto them, states of dependency and autonomy, their own bodies as voyeuristic objects and subjects of female desire. Choreography, musical composition, costume, and scenography create an aesthetic and powerful form of self-exploration, ultimately to give Giselle as a real, complex woman a stage.
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