Cinderella Stories Throughout History
The story of Cinderella is timeless. Known by many names around the world, this folk tale emphasizes the innately human desire to overcome unjust oppression and find happily ever after. The roots of the story, more ancient than we may ever know, can be traced back for many centuries. We’ve compiled just a few of the historic […]
The Story of Cinderella
As the curtain rises, Cinderella is daydreaming about a happier life. Her fantasy is interrupted by her stepmother and stepsisters, who are busy getting ready for the Prince’s Ball that evening. All three treat Cinderella like a servant and force her to work day and night. Somehow, Cinderella remains cheerful and helpful to everyone. Suddenly, […]
The Story of Giselle
As the curtain rises on a picturesque scene in a small German village, vine gatherers depart for the harvest. Hilarion the gamekeeper arrives, hoping to see the lovely Giselle. He hides when his rival Albert-really a Duke disguised as a peasant named Lays-emerges from his cottage, with his squire Wilfride. Wilfride begs Albert not to […]
A History of Giselle
“In Westphalia, the former Saxony, all is not dead which lies buried. When we wander there through the old oak groves we can hear the voices of the olden time, and the re-echoes of those deeply mysterious magic spells in which there gushes a [great] fullness of life …A mysterious awe thrilled my soul—when…wandering through […]