Choreografie: Marguerite Donlon
Musik: Adolphe Adam, Sam Auinger/Claas Willeke, Irish Traditional
Bühne: Conor Murphy
Kostüme: Markus Maas
Light Design: Lutz Deppe

Marguerite Donlon schlägt in Saarbrücken virtuos viele Fliegen mit einer Klappe: Giselle: Reloaded ist unterhaltsam, intelligent, ehrlich, konsequent und wird exzellent getanzt. (...) So konsequent und persönlich hat bisher noch niemand das romantischste aller Ballette auf seine heutige Tauglichkeit abgeklopft."

Marieluise Jeitschko, Deutsche Bühne, 4 / 2006

Jubel löste sie am Samstag aus, Marguerite Donlons radikal geerdete ,Giselle'-Version, die mit irischen Tap-Dance-Sequenzen ein Stück Musical-Schmiss ins Staatstheater brachte. Was für eine großartig neue *Willis-Formation": surreal, zart und brutal real zugleich. Bühnenbildner Conor Murphy schuf dieses Meisterwerk an schlichter Eleganz. Ungemein geschmeidig ohne Anbiederung erleben wir auch die selbstbewusst-dynamische Musik-Collage (Sam Auinger / Claas Willeke) samt Live-Passagen."

Saarbrücker Zeitung, Cathrin Elss-Seringhaus, 30.01.2006

Lebendig, mitreißend, emotional - großartig!"

Saartext, Sandra Schick, 31.01.2006

Giselle Reloaded tells a story of the trials and tribulations of love and of social differences. It switches between different music and dance styles in a breath-taking rhythm and yet seems never overloaded, remains always comprehensible.

SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Simone Mir Haschemi, 29.01.2006

Marguerite Donlon's radically earthed "Giselle" swept the audience off their feet and unchained frenetic applause on Saturday. With its Irish tap dance sequences it brought live into the Saarbrücker Staatstheater."

The audience consumed Donlon's piece like a yogurt praliné...heavenly sweet."

What an amazing new Willis-line-up: surreal, tender and yet brutal at the same time."

After Giselle breaks down with grief, she starts hallucinating: hey stacks begin to float, horse stables become a metallic labyrinth. Stage designer Conor Murphy created that masterpiece of simple elegance."

The self-confident and dynamic musical collage by Claas Willeke and Sam Auinger is very sleek and flexible without being too pleasing * including the portions of live music.

Giselle (Youn Hui Jeon), fragile nature, delicate grace, full of dignity in her despair * an ideal dancer for that role. Thanks to Youn Hui Jeon, longing and tenderness turn into the central theme. How to stroke a feather? Raphale Saada (in the role of Albrecht) develops more into a player, rather than into a possessive owner. For him and his Giselle, Donlon created some awesome Pas de deux."

Saarbrücker Zeitung, Cathrin Elss-Seringhaus, 30.01.2006

Full of life, passionate, emotional * simply fantastic!"

Saartext, Sandra Schick, 31.01.2006