Cultural event — Rehearsal

George Balanchine dress rehearsal

31 Jan. 2020

  • Opéra Bastille

Enter the heart of creation and surprise the artists in action

The Paris Opera offers Arop members the privilege of being able to observe the work of the artists and the development of a production at different moments: during work sessions, pre-dress rehearsals and dress rehearsals. The dress rehearsal is the last rehearsal before the first performance of a show.

GEORGE BALANCHINE

This show dedicated to Balanchine's art brings together three pure dance works from the first American period of the choreographer. Three ensemble choreographies, in which the bodies vibrate like the instruments of an orchestra. To the notes of Bach, Concerto Barocco built on the fading succession of shapes intended for the gaze, as the decorative elements of a Baroque architecture piece. The Four Temperaments offer a visual counterpoint to Paul Hindemith's variations. Like an image of moods shared by men, the dance, fluid and unpredictable, mixes consonances and dissonances in a writing, which is both rigorous and free. In Serenade , Balanchine summons the Russian universe of his master Tchaikovski and the modern bodies of New York youth that he discovers upon his arrival in the United States. A photograph of its time, the ballet, due to its romantic atmosphere, is also reminiscent of The Sylphides by Fokine, another beloved master of Balanchine.

General access conditions:

The presentation of your Arop card is obligatory to receive your Arop control ticket the same evening.

We have "Protocol" seats at the Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille.

The seats are provided based on the level of membership: Patron members have priority over Benefactor members.

The seats are provided on the first come first served basis, and cannot be guaranteed in case of late registration.

The seating is free in the reserved areas; we recommend that you arrive one hour before the start of the rehearsal.

Download the details of booking conditions and access conditions. 

  • 19:30

Concerto Barocco - Jean-Sébastien Bach - 2eme Mouvement

1 podcast

Sérénade by George Balanchine (Laura Hecquet & Vincent Chaillet)

1 video

Concerto Barocco by George Balanchine (Valentine Colasante & Stéphane Bullion)

1 video

Les Quatre Tempéraments by George Balanchine (Héloïse Bourdon & Vincent Chaillet)

1 video

Les Quatre Tempéraments by George Balanchine (Émilie Cozette)

1 video

Concerto Barocco, Les quatre tempéraments & Sérénade by G. Balanchine

1 video