Duck Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 A collation of announcements of the forthcoming 2016/17 season at various companies in France. Please feel free to add others to the list. Théâtre du Capitole (Toulouse) http://www.theatreducapitole.fr/1/saison-2016-2017/saison-2016-2017-2093.html?lang=fr A million kisses to my skin by David Dawson. Kader Belarbi’s version of Don Quixote. Etc. Ballet Nice Méditerranée http://www.opera-nice.org/fr/calendrier# Jiri Kylian’s Sinfonietta. Liam Scarlett’s Vespertine, created for Norwegian Ballet. A new Firebird. Eric Vu-An’s version of Don Quixote. Etc. Opéra National du Rhin (Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse) http://www.operanationaldurhin.eu/en--dance.html A full-length narrative ballet by Uwe Scholz that was created for Zuerich Ballet. A number of modern creations. Opéra de Lyon http://www.opera-lyon.com/spectacles/danse Various ballets by Jiri Kylian, et al. Paris Opera Ballet – this link was shared and discussed previously as part of another thread and has been added here for ease of reference https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-16-17/ballet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Tempted by Dawson in Toulouse and excited about Sinfonietta, Firebird and Scarlett in Nice. I can't find much about Scarlett's Vespertine on the web, has anyone seen it and/ or any reviews of it? ---------- edited for typo Edited June 3, 2016 by Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Bordeaux tells me they will announce their season on June 27. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I've always thought Stendhal's Scarlet and Black would make a good ballet, and that it should be choreographed to Berlioz, most likely the Symphonie Fantastique. And lo! apparently Uwe Scholz thought the same thing! Berlioz, anyway, not specified which work but I'd lay money on Symphonie Fantastique. I would love to see this. (Ballet du Rhin's full-length). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Bordeaux tells me they will announce their season on June 27. I've been checking their web site frequently recently, thank you for sharing the date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) I've always thought Stendhal's Scarlet and Black would make a good ballet, and that it should be choreographed to Berlioz, most likely the Symphonie Fantastique. And lo! apparently Uwe Scholz thought the same thing! Berlioz, anyway, not specified which work but I'd lay money on Symphonie Fantastique. I would love to see this. (Ballet du Rhin's full-length). I've just found information on the chosen music in a file by that has been produced the "Young audiences department" at the Opera du Rhin http://www.operanationaldurhin.eu/medias/File/DPeda16-17/DP_LeRougeetleNoir_OnR.pdf?PHPSESSID=620e2262b29935e870b17bd3d8ab329c. So no Symphonie Fantastique for Scarlet and Black, and instead a number of extracts from other pieces (Scholz did however use Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique for another ballet, bearing the name of the symphony). The said department produces such a file for all performances, respect! It provides a summary of the ballet and background information on the book and its author, neoclassical dance, various biographies, and recommendations for further study for teachers. I'd been thinking about reading the book and then realised that it has more than 600 pages, maybe I'll just go with the study guide. ---------- edited for typo Edited June 4, 2016 by Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I've just found information on the chosen music in a file by that has been produced the "Young audiences department" at the Opera du Rhin http://www.operanationaldurhin.eu/medias/File/DPeda16-17/DP_LeRougeetleNoir_OnR.pdf?PHPSESSID=620e2262b29935e870b17bd3d8ab329c. So no Symphonie Fantastique for Scarlet and Black, and instead a number of extracts from other pieces (Scholz did however use Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique for another ballet, bearing the name of the symphony). The said department produces such a file for all performances, respect! It provides a summary of the ballet and background information on the book and its author, neoclassical dance, various biographies, and recommendations for further study for teachers. I'd been thinking about reading the book and then realised that it has more than 600 pages, maybe I'll just go with the study guide. ---------- edited for typo You should totally read the book. It's a fantastic book! Maybe my favourite novel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 At Ballet Nice Méditerranée, the new production of The Firebird has been removed from the triple ballet scheduled for October; the programme in October is now instead Vu-An's version of Raymonda, Gnawa by Duato, and Petit's L'Arlésienne. http://www.opera-nice.org/fr/saison-ballets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 This is a small clip from "Rouge et noir", I guess it must be from Leipzig, where Uwe Scholz became director after he left Zurich. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Events at the Theatre des Champs Elysees next year http://2017.theatrechampselysees.fr/en/the-season/dance - Rome Opera Ballet with Roland Petit's La chauve souris, Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre with Swan Lake and with Giselle, Norwegian National Ballet with Alexander Ekman's Swan Lake, Le Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse with Kader Belarbi's Le Corsaire, et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 The Opera de Bordeaux has announced its next season - http://www.opera-bordeaux.com/grand-theatre/actualites/210-nouvelle-saison-abonnez-vous-en-ligne.html The Tempest by Mauricio Wainrot in November, Coppelia over the festive season, a mixed programme in April, Charles Jude's Romeo & Juliet in July. The twitter feed of the Opera de Bordeaux shows short trailers for some of the programmes. Next season at the Theatre de Chaillot in Paris http://theatre-chaillot.fr/la-saison-2016-2017 Tempted by Angelin Preljocaj's Romeo & Juliet. Has anyone seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 The Ballet de l'Opera National du Rhin will perform Uwe Scholz's ballet "The Creation" (-> Haydn's oratorio) in Biarritz on 11 September as part of a dance festival "le temps d'aimer la danse". Scholz choreographed this ballet for Zuerich Ballet in 1985. The full festival programme here http://letempsdaimer.com/compagnie/ - most other content is contemporary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 ABT has published the casting for the two lead roles for their performances of Ratmansky's Sleeping Beauty in Paris in September http://www.abt.org/calendar.aspx?startdate=9/1/2016 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 The much-discussed documentary "Releve" about the creation of Millepied's "Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward" for POB last season will be shown in cinemas in France from 7 Sep http://www.kmbofilms.com/#!relve/csap If anyone is aware of a launch in cinemas in the UK, thank you in advance for sharing related information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 For those who would like to see Ratmansky's Swan Lake and can't get a ticket for the performances by Ballett Zuerich, here the link to the performances by the Scala in Paris in November http://www.viparis.com/viparisFront/do/manifestation/palais-des-congres-paris/LAC+CYGNES+-+SCALA+MILAN=12927 Ballet Biarritz Mandalain's new season http://malandainballet.com/en/tournees/2016-09 - including e.g., The beauty and the beast, Cinderella, a new ballet Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 You should totally read the book. It's a fantastic book! Maybe my favourite novel. This is a small clip from "Rouge et noir", I guess it must be from Leipzig, where Uwe Scholz became director after he left Zurich. Read the book over the summer, watched the video (is this when Julien leaves the seminary and arrives at the La Mole household?), got the ticket. Thank you, both, for pointing me to this. I look forward to seeing how Scholz condensed the 600+ pages into a little more than 2 hours, and how the tumultuous relationships between Julien and Mme Rênal and Julien and Mathilde are translated into PDD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 POB has published a teaser of the new piece by Crystal Pite, The Seasons’ Canon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5WZo4YjbtY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 And the NY Times review from today's links: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/arts/dance/review-paris-opera-ballet-kicks-off-new-season-with-futuristic-choreography.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 POB has published a teaser of the new piece by Crystal Pite, The Seasons’ Canon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5WZo4YjbtY Looks like she's been watching Akram Khan's Dust and has seen a much-photographed excerpt from his Giselle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Looks like she's been watching Akram Khan's Dust and has seen a much-photographed excerpt from his Giselle. I think Crystal Pite is quite capable of coming up with her own movement vocabulary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Although the NYT did indicate that there might have been a feeling of deja vu with this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) I think Crystal Pite is quite capable of coming up with her own movement vocabulary. Of course, but the likeness is very striking and I'm afraid I couldn't resist saying so. Edited September 26, 2016 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Well, I'll be seeing Khan's Giselle this Saturday and the new piece by Crystal Pite on 9 Oct, so I'll be able to comment after that. I like those rippling effects/ waves that are shown in the teaser and in various videos on the web. Can't wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 The annual concours at POB has been held for the male dancers today (for the female dancers to follow tomorrow) Promoted to Premier Danseur: Germain Louvet Promoted to Sujet: Paul Marque Promoted to Coryphee: Francesco Mura and Thomas Docquir Congratulations to the promotees. From what I understand, the promotions become effective Jan 1, 2017. https://twitter.com/BalletOParis/status/794551674471849984 https://twitter.com/BalletOParis/status/794505869656551428 https://twitter.com/BalletOParis/status/794489603101257728 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 (for the female dancers to follow tomorrow) Promoted to Premiere Danseuse: Sae Eun Park Promoted to Sujet: Alice Catonnet Promoted to Coryphee: Camille Bon https://twitter.com/BalletOParis/status/794927545800151041 https://twitter.com/BalletOParis/status/794889402858307584 https://twitter.com/BalletOParis/status/794860003853221888 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Hugo Marchand promoted to Etoile following his performance in Tokyo as James in La Sylphide https://twitter.com/operadeparis/status/837642591772553217 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Charles Jude, the Director of Ballet at the Opera de Bordeaux since 1996 will retire at the end of this season. The Opera plans to acquire his choreographies so they can be performed also in the future. It had suspended him in February 2017, referring to “lack of cooperation”, something that Charles Jude rejected in an interview. The announcement that Jude will retire is described as “amicable settlement” of the matter. One of the articles that I’ve read on the web says the agreement means that Jude is not suspended any more. Potential budget cuts for the ballet company and their presumed impact have been discussed in recent months. The dancers said it would prevent the company from performing large-scale classical works, they planned to go on strike for one performance in December (ultimately they didn’t), after the end of the curtain calls of a performance in December, they highlighted to the audience the impact the cuts would have (dancers affected left the stage so the audience could see the gaps that the cuts would create), a dancer has lodged a petition in support of the company, etc. The Opera rejected the claims regarding the nature/ impact of the cuts (see the press release about the suspension). The press release announcing the retirement refers to the forthcoming agreement for the next five years of the Opera and that it will allow to reconfirm its commitment to the ballet company (with a new person then for the ballet). It does not, however, comment on any budget-related aspects. Press releases by the Opera de Bordeaux in relation to the suspension and the announcement regarding the retirement (in French only) http://www.opera-bordeaux.com/presse-2774 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Alvin Ailey will be at this year's "les étés de la danse" in Paris http://www.lesetesdeladanse.com/en Running from 4 - 22 July, there'll be an opening night and 5 different programmes. Location is La Seine Musicale which opened in April 2017 and is based on an island in the river Seine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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