Un programme d'exception à Garnier

By Laurine Mortha, 30 October 2017

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“le Sacre de Pina Bausch reste tout simplement indépassable”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 25 October 2017

Agon (George Balanchine)

Grand miroir (World première) (Saburo Teshigawara)

Le Sacre (Pina Bausch)

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Akiko Suwanai, Violin

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Eleonora Abbagnato, Dancer

Myriam Ould Braham, Dancer

Dorothée Gilbert, Dancer

Germain Louvet, Dancer

Hannah O'Neill, Dancer

Sae Eun Park, Dancer

Lydie Vareilhes, Dancer

Juliette Hilaire, Dancer

Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

*****

Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

****1

American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

****1

A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

****1

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

*****

Fast Forward: Hamburg Ballet’s mixed bill proves a mixed success

Vikki Jane Vile, 22nd February

All that glistens... the world premiere of Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean is the highlight of a mixed bill programme spanning 90 years of choreography.

***11

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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.

Un programme d’exception à Garnier : le sublime Sacre de Pina Bausch et la direction musicale d’Esa-Pekka Salonen