BALLET'S 'GISELLE' FILLED WITH ENCHANTING SPIRITS.(Living) From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: October 31, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Jerry Stein Post arts writer

In this week when witches walk and the dead seem to dwell near during the observances of Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls' Day, the Cincinnati Ballet plans to give audiences the wilis and a few other dance treats.

This weekend, the company opens its production of the spirit-filled "Giselle" at the Aronoff Center.

Performances are Friday through Sunday.

This great 19th century romantic ballet, with music by Adolphe Adam, draws its ghosts from Theophile Gautier's libretto with Vernoy de Saint-Georges and ...

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