A full-on performance from the Toledo Ballet constitutes a special occasion, so don’t skip on their presentation of Giselle at The Valentine on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20. The titular character Giselle, one of the most sought-after roles in ballet, will be played by Olga Pavlova, who Dance magazine named ‘the new Pavlova’ after Anna Pavlova, and has danced with the Toledo Ballet before in its 2011 iteration of “The Nutcracker” as the Sugar Plum Fairy and The Snow Queen. Giselle dies of a broken heart figuratively and literally. Her mother has forbidden her daughter from dancing due to her poor health, but that doesn’t stop her from falling in love with a young man who turns out to be royalty (and engaged, too). To find out what happens when things take a turn for the supernatural, buy a ticket.
$15-35. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St.419-471-0049. www.toledoballet.net. —JS
A full-on performance from the Toledo Ballet constitutes a special occasion, so don’t skip on their presentation of Giselle at The Valentine on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20. The titular character Giselle, one of the most sought-after roles in ballet, will be played by Olga Pavlova, who Dance magazine named ‘the new Pavlova’ after Anna Pavlova, and has danced with the Toledo Ballet before in its 2011 iteration of “The Nutcracker” as the Sugar Plum Fairy and The Snow Queen. Giselle dies of a broken heart figuratively and literally. Her mother has forbidden her daughter from dancing due to her poor health, but that doesn’t stop her from falling in love with a young man who turns out to be royalty (and engaged, too). To find out what happens when things take a turn for the supernatural, buy a ticket.
$15-35. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St.419-471-0049. www.toledoballet.net. —JS
