I like creating worlds that have never been seen before. - Alexander Ekman
A sparkling personality on the contemporary dance scene, Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman has been invited for the first time to work with the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet. Trained at the Swedish Royal Ballet, he danced with the Nederlands Dans Theater and the Ballet Cullberg before turning to choreography. His language, both visceral and tinged with humour, combines theatricality and classical and contemporary vocabulary alike. Best known for the spectacular quality of his pieces with their dreamlike imagery, he fills the stage of the Palais Garnier with metallic structures, dancers suspended in space, elevations… A surprising production carried along by enticing rhythms and communicative energy.

Les Étoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet
Voice of Alan Watts from recordings on the Tao of Philosophy courtesy of alanwatts.org
Les Étoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet
Voice of Alan Watts from recordings on the Tao of Philosophy courtesy of alanwatts.org

Equipe artistique

Chorégraphie, décors et costumes : Alexander Ekman
Musique originale : Mikael Karlsson
Costumes : Xavier Ronze
Lumières : Tom Visser
Vidéaste : T. M. Rives

Distribution

Chanteuse : Calesta "Callie" Day
Danseur Étoile : Stéphane Bullion
Première Danseuse : Muriel Zusperreguy
Premier Danseur : Vincent Chaillet
Piano : Frédéric Vaysse Knitter
Premier violon : Amanda Favier
Second violon : Pauline Fritsch
Alto : Benoît Marin
Violoncelle : Eric Villeminey
Contrebasse : Francois Gavelle
Saxophone soprano : Christian Wirth
Saxophone alto : Géraud Etrillard
Saxophone ténor : Adrien Lajoumard
Saxophone baryton : Pascal Bonnet
Percussions : Adélaïde Ferrière

Une production Opéra national de Paris, Bel Airt Média et SVT
Avec la participation de France Télévisions et le soutien du Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée

Réalisateur : Tommy Pascal

© OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS - BEL AIR MEDIA - SVT – 2018

Visuel : © Ann Ray / OnP