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Wednesday, November 30, 19:00, Pro Arte Foundation
Program 7: Dance Genre in Focus: Ballet
With Introduction by Pavel Gershenzon

"La Danse-Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris" (158 minutes, 2009, France)
dir. Frederick Wiseman
chor. Wayne McGregor, Angelin Preljocaj, Mats Ek, Pierre Lacotte, Rudolph Nureyev, Pina Bausch, Sasha Waltz

 

 

 

 

 

The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world’s great ballet companies. T he film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: "Genus" by Wayne McGregor, "Le Songe de Medée" by Angelin Preljocaj, "La Maison de Bernarda" by Mats Ek, "Paquita" by Pierre Lacotte, "Casse Noisette" by Rudolph Nureyev, "Orphée and Eurydice" by Pina Bausch, and "Romeo and Juliette" by Sasha Waltz. The film shows the work involved in administering the company and the coordinated and collaborative work of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set, and lighting designers.

Frederick Wiseman is probably one of today’s greatest living documentary filmmakers. For close to thirty years, thanks to the Public Broadcast Service (PBS), he has created an exceptional body of work consisting of thirty full-length films devoted primarily to exploring American institutions and questions about the conditions necessary for artistic creation.

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