Avant Première 2022 Sujet

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In this piece specifically created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1994, the choreographer Angelin Preljocaj finds a subtle balance between the classical genius of Mozart’s music and the modernity of his choreographic language. The perfectly chiselled sets evoke the elegance and refinement of a French-style garden while the costumes draw inspiration from the Age of Enlightenment. Advancing to the caprices of an imaginary Carte du Tendre and guided by strange gardeners, the dancers awaken to love, from first encounters to seduction, from timidity to attraction, from resistance to the sweet appeal of abandon in sublimely soaring "pas de deux". Even today, this timeless work continues to explore the codes of love and the way human feelings develop.

MUSIC Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SOUND DESIGN Goran Vejvoda CHOREOGRAPHY Angelin Preljocaj SET DESIGN Thierry Leproust COSTUME DESIGN Hervé Pierre LIGHTING DESIGN Jacques Chatelet CHOREAGRAPHIC SCORE + REHEARSALS Dany Lévêque

COMPANY Le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris SOLOISTS Alice Renavand (Danseuse Étoile) + Mathieu Ganio (Danseur Étoile) ORCHESTRA L'Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris CONDUCTOR Benjamin Shwartz PIANO Elena Bonnay

CO-PRODUCTION COMPANIES Opéra national de Paris + Telmondis with the participation of France Télévisions, Mezzo + Medici.tv, with the support of La Fondation Orange Mécène des retransmissions audiovisuelles de l'Opéra national de Paris + CNC TV DIRECTION Louise Narboni DURATION 100 mins YEAR filmed in March 2021 at Paris Opéra / Palais Garnier