The one & only Svetlana Zakharova in "Giselle" Act 2 Adagio. In 1997, at just 18 years old, she was promoted to Principal Dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet. #Repost @ballet.masterpieces ❤️ | Só Bailarinos

In the stillness of night, she reigns 🌙🤍 On All Hallows’ Eve we look to Giselle and to Myrtha, the haunting Queen of the Wilis. Her dance is both beautiful and cold, untouched by mercy or time and belonging to the world beyond. With every step she commands the ghosts of heartbroken maidens, their veils glinting like frost beneath the trees. 📅 This quintessential Romantic ballet returns to our Main Stage from 14 February: https://bit.ly/47IG1im 🎥 Marianela Nuñez as Myrtha | Royal Ballet And O

Maria Kochetkova (@balletrusse) and @daniil Simkin as Giselle and Count Albrecht at the Fifth Tbilisi Ballet Festival in Georgia in June 2024 with @stateballetofgeorgia under the leadership of @nina_ananiashvili_official . Act II of Giselle — often called the White Act — symbolizes the transcendence of love beyond death. In a moonlit forest haunted by the spirits of betrayed brides, Giselle forgives Albrecht, saving him from the fate she herself has suffered. What was once human heartbreak becom