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martha graham dance company

Palais Garnier - from 03 to 08 September 2018

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Palais Garnier - from 03 to 08 September 2018

2h00 with 1 interval

  • Opening night : 3 September 2018

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Pioneer of modern American dance, Martha Graham has revolutionised codes, using the whole body to create movement and connect her dancers with the earth. Almost thirty years after its last visit, the Martha Graham Dance Company returns to the stage of the Palais Garnier with a number of emblematic works from its repertoire: Appalachian Spring and The Rite of Spring, performed for the first time at the Paris Opera; a variation on the celebrated solo Lamentation, featuring a ballerina clothed in a long fabric tube; Cave of the Heart and Ekstasis, symbols of the influence of Ancient Greek theatre on the choreographer’s work. Nothing less than a journey in time.

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"The History of Dance" workshops build on the 2018/2019 season’s productions and invites the whole family to discover key periods and trends in the history of dance through artistic practice.

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  • Opening
  • First part 65 mn
  • Intermission 30 mn
  • 35 mn
  • End

  • Cave of the Heart

    only on 3,4 and 5 sept. 2018

    • Music :

      Samuel Barber

    • Choreography :

      Martha Graham

    • Conductor :

      Christopher Rountree

    • Costume design :

      Martha Graham

    • Set design :

      Isamu Noguchi

    Appalachian Spring

    only on 6, 7 and 8 sept. 2018

    • Music :

      Aaron Copland

    • Choreography :

      Martha Graham

    • Conductor :

      Christopher Rountree

    • Costume design :

      Martha Graham

    • Set design :

      Isamu Noguchi

    Ekstasis

    • Music :

      Ramon Humet

    • Choreography :

      Virginie Mécène

    • Conductor :

      Christopher Rountree

    Lamentation variations

    • Music :

      NN

    • Choreography :

      Bulareyaung Pagarlava

      Larry Keigwin

      Nicolas Paul

    • Conductor :

      Christopher Rountree

    The Rite of Spring

    • Music :

      Igor Stravinsky

    • Choreography :

      Martha Graham

    • Conductor :

      Christopher Rountree

    • Set design :

      Edward T. Morris

    • Costume design :

      Pilar Limosner

    • After :

      Martha Graham

      Halston

    Paris Opera Orchestra

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