Dance

Paris, the city of Love, the city of Lights, is also the city of Ballet, where the art form was born, courtesy of Louis XIV, four centuries ago.
Paris Ballet Legends, directed by Artistic Director Frederic Fontan, is a tribute to both Paris and the artists who were inspired by it: Petit to Carné, Petipa to Piaf, and Bizet to Prévert. Each piece in Paris Ballet Legends has an intimate link to the City of Lights.

These most amazing pas de deux flirts with different styles and stories: the romantic Giselle, the contemporary Non je ne regrette rien, the brilliant classic Black Swan, the daring Carmen Toujours! and néo-ballet La dame aux Camelias… The first half climaxes with three couples in multi-award winning – and true Paris-lover – Jerome Robbins’ In the Night danced to Chopin’s Nocturnes performed live by acclaimed French pianist Henri Barda.

A wonderful cast of Etoiles, international dancers, and acclaimed pianist Henri Barda instill this collection of dances with love, grace and passion.

Programme :

Giselle – Pas de deux, Act 2 with Lucie Barthelemy and Alessandro Riga
Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot choreography
Adolpe Adam music

Swan Lake – The Black Swan Pas de Deux with Ge Gao and Ryo Kato
Lev Ivanov & Marius Petipa with additional choreography by John Meehan, Carlo Pacis and Selina Chau choreography
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky music

Interlude
Henri Barda piano
Frédéric Chopin music

In The Night
Ballet for 6 dancers with Muriel Zusperreguy and Josua Hoffalt, Aida Baida and Esteban Berlenga, Agnes Letestu and Stephane Bullion
Jerome Robbins choreography

Nocturnes
Henri Barda piano
Frédéric Chopin music

La Mort du Cygne (The Dying Swan) with Esteban Berlenga
Ricardo Cue choreography
Camille Saint-Saëns music

Carmen Toujours! – Pas de deux with Lucie Barthelemy and Olivier Sarrat
Frederic Fontan and Olivier Sarrat choreography
Georges Bizet music

Les Enfants du Paradis – Pas de deux with Aida Baida and Esteban Berlenga
Jose Martinez choreography
Marc-Olivier Dupin music

Lady of the Camellias – Pas de deux with Yao Jin and Lucas Jerkander
Val Caniparoli Choreography
Frédéric Chopin Music

Les Bourgeois with Alessandro Riga
Ben Van Cauwenbergh choreography
Jacques Brel music

Non, je ne regrette rien – Pas de deux with Agnes Letestu and Stephane Bullion
Ivan Favier choreography
Edith Piaf music

Le Parc – L’abandon Pas de deux with Muriel Zusperreguy and Josua Hoffalt
Angelin Prejlocaj choreography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart music