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Albert's chameleon-like personality is too much for the love struck Giselle, and her trauma worsens slowly to psychosis and finally death, all caused by her broken heart. From there, the Americanization continues as a Southern bayou replaces a German graveyard. As two dozen Willis enter to initiate Giselle, Albert arrives at the haunting bayou. But before he is lured into his own dance of death, Albert is saved and Giselle's generosity releases her soul from the fate of becoming a Willi. Shellman is a powerful dancer to the last moment, his leaps and turns gaining strength...
...this land of make believe, women who die of unrequited love are doomed to haunt the woods as willis. These unforgiving ghosts flit about from midnight until dawn condemning any man they see to death by continuous dancing. Giselle enters these formidable ranks, but breaks the rules by protecting Albrecht from the willi's wrath. This act of bravery and generosity saves her lover and brings her the reward of eternal peace in the grave...
Simplicity is at the root of both Bauer's acting and her dancing. No gesture is ever blatant or coarse. Her art consists of purity of expression. Every movement is delicate and controlled, a study in effortless precision. These qualities are particularly suited to Giselle as a willi...
...entrance as Myrta consists simply of a diagonal of tiny steps on pointe. Shrouded in a white veil, she gently skims the floor, an ethereal, cold-blooded creature. From that moment Mouis begins her reign of terror against all unwitting men. In contrast to Bauer's interpretation of the willi as a fragile being, Mouis infuses her role with a startling vitality that surprisingly is not misplaced. Mouis' exhibition of strength and her direct attack of the steps lends credibility to Myrta's forceful and unforgiving character; her interpretation makes the Queen mature not naive...
...Volvo to Czechoslovakia, the only foreign country that East Germans can visit without an exit permit. In Prague they headed for the West German embassy, claimed refuge and demanded asylum in the Federal Republic. Then Berg revealed her identity: she was, she said, the niece of East German Premier Willi Stoph, the second most important man in the Communist hierarchy...