Dates: 10/17/2025 - 10/19/2025
📍 Theatre: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Ballet Theatre of Maryland
801 Chase St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-224-5644
Tickets: $39-$63
Giselle opens in a German village, where the peasant girl Giselle meets with her sweetheart, Albrecht. She believes that he is another peasant, but Albrecht is secretly a nobleman taking a brief escape from his responsibilities. Despite this subterfuge, Albrecht is madly in love with Giselle.
Giselle loves nothing more than to dance, but her mother cautions her that her heart is too weak. When a jealous peasant boy, Hilarion, reveals that Albrecht is a nobleman and is betrothed to someone else, Giselle goes mad. Her heart fails her, and she dies tragically.
In Act II, her heartbreak extends into the afterlife: a sisterhood of vindictive spirits, called wilis, awakens Giselle from her grave. Because the wilis all died of broken hearts, they now seek revenge by capturing men and forcing them to dance to their deaths. When Albrecht comes to lay flowers at Giselle's grave, she must decide whether to punish the man who broke her heart or protect him from the wilis' wrath.
Contrasting the joy of rustic peasant dances with the malevolence of the wilis’ revenge, this haunting ballet is a perfect companion to your Halloween season. Experience the joys of first love and the tragedy of its loss in Giselle this October!
Before Ballet Theatre of Maryland will kick off its performances in residence at Maryland Hall, the company will open its season with Ballet in the Garden at the historic Hammond-Harwood House. Learn how to attend.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland has announced the repertory for its 47th season at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Opening with Giselle in October, BTM then debuts its Annapolis-themed production of The Nutcracker in December. In the new year, BTM shares world-premiering works in February's Momentum: A Mixed Bill followed by the Maryland premiere of La Esmeralda in April.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland marks its return to Maryland Hall with the celebrated Romantic ballet Giselle, October 22-24. After 19 months of outdoor and virtual performances, Giselle is the company's first production in a traditional theater setting with a live, in-person audience.
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La Sylphide Maryland Hall (10/16-10/18) |
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The Score Shakespeare Theatre Company (9/11-10/25) |
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Chamber Music on the Hill: Gerdan: “Kaleidoscope of World Music” McDaniel College (11/08-11/08) |
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Classic Theatre of Maryland presents "SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER" Classic Theatre of Maryland (3/04-3/21) |
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The Pansy Hour Submersive Productions (10/02-11/15) |
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Westminster Symphony Orchestra Concert McDaniel College (12/05-12/05) |
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The Dinner Detective Baltimore True Crime Murder Mystery Show The Dinner Detective Baltimore (11/14-11/14) |
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Classic Theatre of Maryland presents "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" Classic Theatre of Maryland (12/03-1/03) |
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Key City Improv Maryland Ensemble Theatre (11/14-11/14) |
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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Live Arts Maryland (11/20-12/05) |
