Paris Opera Ballet

Robbins / Millepied / Balanchine

In Cinemas 13, 14, 15 & 18 Nov 2015
Conductor
Maxime Pascal
Orchestra
Orchestra de l’Opera national de Paris
Cast
Amandine Albisson, Mathias Heymann, Josua Hoffalt, Laura Hecquet
Music
Sergei Prokofiev, Nico Muhly, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography
Jerome Robbins, Benjamin Millepied, George Balanchine
Duration
2h5, incl. interval
Captured live from the Palais Garnier, Paris 1 Oct 2015

New Production! New Paris Opera Ballet Director of Dance Benjamin Millepied pays tribute to his masters, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, two truly great choreographers, both of Russian origin, who led the American School, and dance in general, to rarely attained heights.

The Paris Opera Ballet is all the richer for the inclusion of Opus19 / The Dreamer in its repertoire. This elegant piece, imagined by Robbins in 1979, is a variation for two dancers to Sergei Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto, portraying the daydream of a young man and his unreal counterpart.

The revival of Balanchine's Thème et Variations, to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, offers another facet of dance from across the Atlantic. This classical and virtuoso group ballet, one of the repertoire's most demanding, also pays tribute to the Imperial Ballet of old Russia and its most famous master: Marius Petipa.

Between these two masterpieces, is Millepied's Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward, a ballet that presents both the company and his overall project for dance at the Paris Opera. The result of an artistic collaboration with composer Nico Muhly, this highly contemporary creation also seeks to highlight the excellence of classical technique and its significance for dance today.

The cinema screening is hosted by Benjamin Millepied, Director of Dance at the Paris Opera 

Apologies: We regret that due to a technical issue, the first 3 minuts of Part 2 (intro and interview with Mathias Heyman) screens in French without subtitles. The rest of the production is unaffected. 

 

Paris Opera Ballet

The Paris Opera Ballet, rich in historical tradition, stages some 180 performances per season in Paris, the French regions and abroad. Over the years it has played host to many of the world’s greatest choreographers: George Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Rudolf Nureyev, Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, and of course Pina Bausch.

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