Giselle: Alina Cojocaru, Manuel Legris PDD act 1

Giselle: Alina Cojocaru
Albrecht: Manuel Legris
with the Tokyo Ballet
at the World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, August 15, 2006
original choreography: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa
choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
additional choreography: Vladimir Vassiliev
music: Adolphe Adam

[@operaguy1]

Alina makes me believe. I fall for Giselle even knowing what comes next. Alina is a fine actor. There is much dance-gestures-are-mime here.

[@dianeschafer9246]

Again a role in which she excels with charming use of head and upperbody and arms ..Presentation. and characterisation perfect. Effortless super technique. She dances with every part of her body .

[@konpar3632]

The "absolute" Giselle... Alina=perfection

[@isabs8616]

Wonderful couple, both are soooo beautiful, she is amazing 💖

[@emmad.176]

Wow Alina's acting is spot on and love the little gestures where he keeps offering his hand and then playfully snatching it away. He does care but she's a lot more invested. A sign of what's to come.... 😔

[@angelicadiaz4107]

She floats so gracefully and delicate !!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏

[@ballet701]

Thank you for this .Cojocaru and Legris are my two favourite dancers.The chemistry between them is amazing. Bravo to them both.

[@reanimato1]

They are a dream team. Both great dancers, artists, persons. Adorable.

[@sashahera5679]

Alina is as perfect and as light as a feather 💙 la multi mesc 🙏

[@elemenopii314]

The corps. This is probably my favorite corps piece to do. You can be totally free and lose yourself in the music. Love it!

[@pinksatinshoes24]

She is so cute!!

[@yajunwindbell]

thx a bunch for posting this. I like them both. Alina is such a lovely Giselle, and Manuel, though much older than Alina, remains in perfect shape with youth liveliness.

[@soniarodriguez5002]

Que divina bailarina. Para mí increíble. Lo hace todo tan fácil ¡¡!!! Muy hermosa

[@steemdup]

I love Manuel Legris - he has perfect chemistry with Ms Cojocaru. You believe that they love each other. I also love the soft tapping of the shoes on stage. I would LOVE to see this performance in its entirety.

[@judithemtage7673]

Cojocaru and Legris are made for one another. Chemistry is great

[@Ewaasia]

Thank you so much for sharing, Legris and Cojocaru are perfect couple, they complement one another perfectly. At first glance it's clear this is extraordinary interpretation, really unique.

[@guanelonso]

Siempre veo una perfeccion en sus movimientos perfecto.

[@v.britton4445]

She is so great, and can really act. And that is a really well done costume for her.

[@user-pl7tz2gy7v]

Amazing.

[@user-kj8zm3qw9f]

Прелестная Жизель и очаровательный Альберт Школа Нуреева прослеживается и это замечательно!

[@jesuspelaezdelgado]

por boca de la gran alessandra ferri con alina cojocaru nos a nacido otra gran giselle

[@user-bj2nl9fq3x]

Алиночка ты прелесть мал золотник да дорог у тебя хорошый партнер

[@Leirix61]

Sie ist entzückend :)

[@urranuss]

how old is legris here? anyone know? alina is probably the best giselle ever,what makes her so enchanting to watch is her natural ability to act.she really nails this role

[@kanady43]

I agree

[@extra123hermit]

@urranuss This performance was in the summer of 2006, which means that Legris was 41 years old at the time. (He was born in Oct. 10, 1964)

[@brackthomasfischer6139]

extra123hermit Do you have the full ballet?!

[@biansawira2511]

Please upload alina dance variation in here

[@sneakerfreaka]

Is there a full lengthrecording of this performance? Would be great to see more of these two stunning dancers!

[@AlwaysOpera]

I don't know of a full length recording of this particular performance, but there is a DVD of her with Kobberg (her significant other) available on Amazon.

[@urranuss]

@extra123hermit now way!!! dam impressive :) all well preserved,you can say that for most dancers who come out of the paris opera

[@ballet701]

@polkadotpolka123 This from a performance in the World Ballet Festival in Tokyo in 2006.

[@user-kj8zm3qw9f]

Школа Рудика. -. с лёгкостью, обаянием и удовольствием!!

[@IrisMathieson]

have you noticed that all the peasant girls dancing in the background are asian? and beautifully danced by alina :D

[@fionaerleigh]

It’s the Tokyo ballet company!

[@katiehickey4539]

I also wonder if the ballerina dancing as Bathilde ever wears some trousers for her outdoor duties and some dresses for her indoor duties.

[@katiehickey4539]

I wonder if the ballerina dancing as Giselle ever wears some trousers for her outdoor chores some dresses for her indoor chores.

[@IrisMathieson]

@ballet701 i know :) i noticed after the video had finished! kinda stupid of me not to notice! :D

[@goguryan]

Alina is my second best Giselle next to Bessmertnova

[@andrenewcomb3708]

Too much structure inside the shoes. They're almost a marching Army.

[@nigelj.abraham4603]

Manuel Legris is too old to play the part of Count Albrecht!!