'Giselle' ends Paris Opera Ballet's 19-year absence from the Kennedy Center
Flowers in full bloom, thunderstorms, killer heat: For Washingtonians, the gentle and not-so-gentle facets of nature loom particularly large in summer. How fitting that the ballet "Giselle" will be on grand display here this week " nearly 171 years to the day after its premiere on June 28, 1841. Fitting because in its world, too, nature wields a zealous power. Read full article >>