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Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: Cendrillon through a psychological lens

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in Jean-Christophe Maillot's Cendrillon © Alice Blangero
A deeply psychological version of the fairytale, Jean-Christophe Maillot's Cendrillon provides ample opportunities for the whole cast to delve into their characters and rise to the technical challenges.
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La Belle: Monte-Carlo's response to a classical Beauty is magical

Olga Smirnova as La Belle in Jean-Christophe Maillot's La Belle © Alice Blangero
Full of invention and originality, this up-to-date version of The Sleeping Beauty is entertaining and emotionally absorbing.
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Kiss me, Katya: Bolshoi's Shrew a slinky, sexy delight

Unveiled in 2014, Jean-Christophe Maillot's The Taming of the Shrew has been an enormous hit in Moscow. Here it received a triumphant London première as part of the Bolshoi's three-week Royal Opera House residency.
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Maillot's Roméo et Juliette at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette strips Shakespeare’s classic story of embellishment and leaves a timeless emotional journey. 
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Triunfo absoluto del Romeo y Julieta de Jean-Christophe Maillot

© Miguel Lorenzo | Les Arts
El Palau de Les Arts presenta el poético e histórico Romeo y Julieta coreografiado de los Ballets de Monte-Carlo. 
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LAC ou le "scandale du mal"

Jean-Christophe Maillot chorégraphie un ballet à mi-chemin entre le cinéma expressionniste allemand dans son Prologue et les codes de la danse néo-classique. Il s'interroge sur les notions de bien et de mal, les désirs plus ou moins assumés du Prince. Une soirée dont on ne sort pas indemne. 
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