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Ballet

Paris Opera Ballet School Production

Palais Garnier

from 13 to 16 April 2024

1h45 with 1 interval

Children aged 5 and over are welcome.

Paris Opera Ballet School Production

Palais Garnier - from 13 to 16 April 2024

Synopsis

The Paris Opera Ballet School, directed by Élisabeth Platel, presents its annual production.

To mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Roland Petit, himself a pupil of the school, the young dancers are reviving his first ballet, Les Forains, which portrays a troupe of acrobats performing to a lively score by Henri Sauguet.

In Un ballo, Jirí Kylián invites us to a ball where several couples are drawn together by the elegant music of Maurice Ravel.

Lastly, Serge Lifar’s Suite en blanc brings his virtuoso grand neoclassical style to the stage. The Demonstrations offer the public the opprtunity to discover the many different interpretations of classical technique taught at the School.

Duration : 1h45 with 1 interval

  • Opening

  • First part 50 min

  • Intermission 20 min

  • Second part 35 min

  • End

Artists

Creative team

Creative team

Creative team

The Paris Opera Orchestra

With the exceptional support of Akiko and Tomonori Usui

Media

  • From chrysalis to butterfly: Paris Opera Ballet School students rehearse for annual show

    From chrysalis to butterfly: Paris Opera Ballet School students rehearse for annual show

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From chrysalis to butterfly: Paris Opera Ballet School students rehearse for annual show

Watch the video

7:30 min

From chrysalis to butterfly: Paris Opera Ballet School students rehearse for annual show

By Antony Desvaux

On the occasion of the Paris Opera Ballet School's annual show, Élisabeth Platel explains the importance of this event for the students. The young dancers make their mark on the Palais Garnier stage and are eager to reveal themselves there, as chrysalises become butterflies.

The school's director also presents this season's program, which pays tribute to French music. Henri Sauguet, Maurice Ravel and Édouard Lalo accompany the students with their colorful scores in ballets by Roland Petit, Jiří Kylián and Serge Lifar, with the saltimbanque side of Les Forains, the nocturnal modernity of Un Ballo and the refinement of Suite en blanc.

  • [EXTRAIT] SUITE EN BLANC de Serge Lifar - Spectacle de l'École de Danse de l'Opéra
  • [EXTRAIT] LES FORAINS de Roland Petit - Spectacle de l'École de Danse de l'Opéra
  • [EXTRAIT] UN BALLO de Jirí Kylián - Spectacle de l'École de Danse de l'Opéra

Access and services

Palais Garnier

Place de l'Opéra

75009 Paris

Public transport

Underground Opéra (lignes 3, 7 et 8), Chaussée d’Antin (lignes 7 et 9), Madeleine (lignes 8 et 14), Auber (RER A)

Bus 20, 21, 27, 29, 32, 45, 52, 66, 68, 95, N15, N16

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Car park

Q-Park Edouard VII16 16, rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris

Book your parking spot

At the Palais Garnier, buy €10 tickets for seats in the 6th category (very limited visibility, two tickets maximum per person) on the day of the performance at the Box offices.

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €25 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €40 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Palais Garnier
  • Every day from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and until performances end
  • Get in from Place de l’Opéra or from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 53 43 03 97

Palais Garnier

Place de l'Opéra

75009 Paris

Public transport

Underground Opéra (lignes 3, 7 et 8), Chaussée d’Antin (lignes 7 et 9), Madeleine (lignes 8 et 14), Auber (RER A)

Bus 20, 21, 27, 29, 32, 45, 52, 66, 68, 95, N15, N16

Calculate my route
Car park

Q-Park Edouard VII16 16, rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris

Book your parking spot

At the Palais Garnier, buy €10 tickets for seats in the 6th category (very limited visibility, two tickets maximum per person) on the day of the performance at the Box offices.

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €25 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €40 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Palais Garnier
  • Every day from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and until performances end
  • Get in from Place de l’Opéra or from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 53 43 03 97

Partners

  • With the exceptional support of Akiko and Tomonori Usui

  • With the exceptional support of Flavia et Barden Gale

  • Sponsor of the Paris national Opera Ballet School

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