Coup de projecteur sur la création contemporaine à l'Opéra Garnier

By Laurine Mortha, 25 May 2018

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Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 22 May 2018

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The Seasons' Canon (Crystal Pite)

The Art of Not Looking Back (Hofesh Shechter)

Frôlons (James Thierrée)

The Male Dancer (Iván Pérez)

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Jay Gower Taylor, Set Designer

Nancy Briant, Costume Designer

Becs Andrews, Costume Designer

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

English National Ballet’s Body and Soul: a very mixed bag

Deborah Weiss, 19th March

English National Ballet presents a double bill of contrasts at Sadler’s Wells with startlingly mixed results, not all positive.

***11

Strength to strength: NDT 1’s Resonance feels like a victory lap

Mark Vicente, 10th December

A triumphant evening showcasing the breadth and depth of NDT’s artistic intellect, and their dazzling versatility across various choreographic landscapes.

*****

NDT1 in Figures in Extinction: cerebral and physical excellence

Deborah Weiss, 5th November

An extraordinary evening of dance theatre of the highest quality, Figures in Extinction for Nederlands Dans Theater 1 is a thought provoking experience worth repeating.

*****

Figures in Extinction: a thrilling evening with NDT 1

Kathy Elgin, 22nd August

An evening focused on the separation of humanity from the natural world and the destruction of that world, either because of ignorance, greed or just not caring.

*****

Shadows and light: Ballet BC

Zoë Anderson, 20th May

Ballet BC’s double bill puts Crystal Pite’s marvellous, shadowy Frontier in conversation with the folk-tinged comedy of Johan Inger’s Passing.

****1

The Royal Ballet’s Light of Passage: mesmerisingly beautiful

Amanda Jennings, 20th February

Overall, Light of Passage is one of those glorious pieces where music, choreography and design meld together to make theatrical magic.

*****

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Laurine Mortha

Danseuse amatrice depuis 20 ans, Laurine est une habituée des scènes parisiennes, classiques et contemporaines, et a été chorégraphe d'une comédie musicale amateur.

Soirée Thierrée / Shechter / Perez / Pite à l’Opéra Garnier : coup de projecteur sur la création contemporaine