Giselle in Montparnasse

In two months, the Paris Opera Ballet will unveil its new production of Giselle. The casting is already complete, the principal roles assigned. Isabelle Devereux, a young Sujet dancer in the corps de ballet, has no reason to believe she'll be anything but a face among many onstage. Yet fate has other plans.

Set in present-day Paris, Giselle in Montparnasse follows the intertwined lives of two very different cousins. Isabelle, twenty-two, devotes her days to rehearsals at the Palais Garnier, living for her art and dreaming of the future. Sophie, nearly forty, is an executive on the 54th floor of the Tour Montparnasse, navigating a world of meetings, clients, and high-stakes decisions. They share a modest apartment near the tower - a quiet refuge where ballet shoes lie beside high heels, and the two women swap stories over coffee before dawn.

As rehearsals intensify, Paris itself becomes a stage: cafés, hidden streets, and glittering rooftops framing a story of ambition, friendship, and temptation. Isabelle's unexpected rise toward the role of Giselle will lead her into a world of mystery, romance, and betrayal - a world where passion collides with discipline and where a single choice can change everything.

From the echoing studios of the Palais Garnier to the glass-walled offices high above the city, Giselle in Montparnasse blends ballet and business, dreams and reality, in a tale of love, rivalry, and resilience - all under the shadow of one of the most haunting ballets ever written.