La danse : le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris
(DVD)

Documentary/performance.

Running time for disc 1: 85 min.; disc 2 running time: 73 min.

This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Originally produced in 2009; copyright held by Idéale Audience and Zipporah Films.

Photographed by John Davey ; edited by Frederick Wiseman, Valérie Pico.

The Corps de Ballet of the Paris National Opera, The Orchestra of the Paris National Opera, The School of Dance of the Paris National Opera ; the dancers, Émilie Cozette, Aurélie Dupont, Dorothée Gilbert, Marie-Agnés Gillot, Agnés Letestu, Delphine Moussin, Clairemarie Osta, Lætitia Pujol, Kader Belarbi, Jérémie Belingard, Mathieu Ganio, Manuel Legris, Nicolas Le Riche, José Martinez, Hervé Moreau, Benjamin Pech, Wilfried Romoli ; premiere dancers, Isabelle Ciaravola, Nolwenn Daniel, Ève Grinsztajn, Mélanie Hurel, Myriam Ould-Braham, Stéphanie Romberg, Muriel Zusperreguy, Yann Bridard, Stéphane Bullion, Christophe Duquenne, Mathias Heymann, Karl Paquette, Stéphane Phavorin, Emmanuel Thibault ; choreographers, Mats Ek, Emanuel Gat, Pierre Lacotte, Wayne McGregor, Angelin Preljocaj.

"The film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Medea by Angelin Preljocaj, The House of Bernarda Alba by Mats Ek, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, The Nutcracker by Rudolph Nureyev, Orpheus and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliet by Sasha Waltz. The film shows the work involved in administering the company and the coordinated and collaborative work of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set, and lighting designers"--Container.

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC, all regions; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.

In French [and English] with English subtitles.

Official selection: Toronto International Film Festival; Venice International Film Festival, Orizzonti.

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