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"Thank you Amy Reusch for your perceptive review.  Although I didn't see the same cast I agree with everything you wrote below:\n \n\n\n\tThings I would love to see changed..\n \n\n\n\tthe lighting design... In general the lighting was a problem. In Act 1 it was initially very dark for a daylight scene.   And the cross on Giselle's grave being upstage did not help Albrecht's entrance (or is that Hilarion's?) I was surprised  that Giselle's grave was so far upstage and that I couldn't tell whether it was Hilarion or Albrecht entering.  Not good. \n \n\n\n\t... this  long slow walk toward nothing in particular with lots of light effects...   the cross was rarely visible... not sure what was up with that... and it almost seemed like they could not afford enough follow spots.  Often Giselle &amp; Albrecht were entreating a Myrtha left wholly in shadow.\n \n\n\n\tThe props...  I felt like the props department thought everything extra large because surely we would never \"get it\" otherwise...   everything had an amateurish quality. \n \n\n\n\tCoaching of Albrecht in Act II...  he has to sense Giselle's presence... not just turn and look her immediately straight in the eye... it should be like sensing at the back of the neck that someone is watching...  if he sees her plain as day, why does he miss her when he reaches for her later... This was a major disappointment.  Albrecht's entrance had no nuance as performed by Yocum.  Ditto the lack of legato in Act 2 adagio as well as staccato arabesques voyagés.  \n \n\n\n\tIn act 2, that lovely adagio was missing legato in the dancers' musicality... idon't know if it were the conductor playing with it or the dancers themselves, but the setting Giselle down on pointe shouldn't be so precisely accented to the note... it's not a moment to express precision... it should be like a dream...\n \n\n\n\tThis production needs a lot more cohesion and thought, along with more coaching.  In the BB Giselle 10 years ago I don't recall being so critical of the production itself.\n \n\n\n\t \n \n\n\n\t \n "
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