Body and Soul - Ballet - Season 21/22 Programming

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Body and Soul

Palais Garnier - from 30 January to 20 February 2022

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Body and Soul

Ballet Crystal Pite

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Palais Garnier - from 30 January to 20 February 2022

1h40 with 1 interval

Opening night : 30 Jan. 2022

About

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Guided by a strange voice under the flickering light of a flush-fitting ceiling lamp, two men observe one another and then confront each other. This duo soon becomes a crowd, a swell, which comes alive to the rhythm of Chopin’s preludes. Crystal Pite’s second creation for the Paris Opera Ballet, Body and Soul serves up waves of words and gestures which form the material for a secret narrative. Through the movement of the dancers, the words of a woman never cease to manifest themselves, like a duet between body and soul. Exploring the theme of mourning and bereavement, the Canadian choreographer presents the conflicting urges and impulses that challenge the unity of each of us. In a mysterious twilight awash with sound effects, this dramatically powerful three-act ballet progresses, not without humour, towards an exuberant and stimulating finale.

Opening
First part 30 mn
Intermission 20 mn
Third part 50 mn
End

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Body and Soul

Ballet in three acts
Recorded music

Music :

Owen Belton

Choreography :

Crystal Pite

Musiques additionnelles :

Frédéric Chopin

Teddy Geiger

Voice :

Marina Hands

Scenography :

Jay Gower Taylor

Costume design :

Nancy Bryant

Lighting design :

Tom Visser
Les Étoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra

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