Le Don Juan trouble de Johan Inger à Chaillot

By Laurine Mortha, 19 October 2020

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“On regrette surtout le manque de portée sociétale de ce Don Juan, qui sonne un peu creux”

Reviewed at Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris on 14 October 2020

Don Juan (Johan Inger)

Aterballetto

Curt Allen Wilmer, Set Designer

Bregje van Balen, Costume Designer

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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.