Creole Giselle
Brief Synopsis
A ballet special featuring the Dance Theatre of Harlem in a production which transplants the classic ballet "Giselle" from its traditional setting in 19th-century Austrian aristocracy to Louisiana's free black society in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Cast & Crew
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Thomas Grimm
Director
Bill Cosby
Host
Virginia Johnson
Giselle Lanaux
Eddie J Shellman
Albert Monet-Cloutier
Lorraine Graves
Myrtha--Queen Of The Wilis
Lowell Smith
Hilarion
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Dance Theatre Of Harlem; Danish Broadcasting Corporation; Jodav Productions; Kroyt Brandt Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A ballet special featuring the Dance Theatre of Harlem in a production which transplants the classic ballet "Giselle" from its traditional setting in 19th-century Austrian aristocracy to Louisiana's free black society in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Director
Thomas Grimm
Director
Cast
Bill Cosby
Host
Virginia Johnson
Giselle Lanaux
Eddie J Shellman
Albert Monet-Cloutier
Lorraine Graves
Myrtha--Queen Of The Wilis
Lowell Smith
Hilarion
Judy Tyrus
Peasant (Pas De Deux)
Augustus Van Heerden
Peasant (Pas De Deux)
Crew
Adolphe Adam
Music
Yanna Kroyt Brandt
Writer (Television Narration)
Jean Coralli
From 1841 Ballet ("Giselle")
Jean Coralli
Choreography
Vernoy Desaint-georges
From 1841 Ballet ("Giselle")
Frederic Franklin
Restaging (Dance Theatre Of Harlem)
Frederic Franklin
Adaptation
Theophile Gautier
From 1841 Ballet ("Giselle")
Thomas Grimm
Adaptation
Thomas Grimm
Producer
Ves Harper
Set Designer
Heinrich Heine
From Story
Tim Hunter
Lighting Designer
Jorgen Johannesen
Lighting Designer
Herman Krawitz
Executive Producer
Yanna Kroyt Brandt
Producer
Carl Lauten
Segment Producer (Bill Cosby Segment)
Carl Michel
Set Designer
Carl Michel
Scenario
Carl Michel
Costume Designer
Arthur Mitchell
Scenario
Arthur Mitchell
Adaptation
Arthur Mitchell
Executive Producer
Jules Perrot
Choreography
Matt Robinson
Segment Writer (Bill Cosby Segment)
Milton Rosenstock
Music Editor
Milton Rosenstock
Music Supervisor
Chuck Vinson
Segment Producer (Bill Cosby Segment)
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Dance Theatre Of Harlem; Danish Broadcasting Corporation; Jodav Productions; Kroyt Brandt Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
