L’énergie fulgurante de Decadance à l’Opéra de Paris

By Laurine Mortha, 01 October 2018

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“ouvre la saison avec une déferlante d’énergie qui nous communique une dévorante envie de danser.”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 28 September 2018

Decadance (Ohad Naharin)

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Avi Yona Bueno, Set Designer

Rafaket Levy, Costume Designer

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Batsheva Dance Company: Hora swaggers with tenacity and confidence

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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.