© Alice Pennefather, courtesy The Royal Ballet, London

2025 / AROP evening / Ballet
06 Nov.

Roots

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    20h

    Duration
    2h05

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  • 1st part
    20h00
  • Intermission cocktail
    20h25
  • 2nd part
    20h45
  • Intermission cocktail
    21h05
  • 3rd part
    21h25
  • End of the performance
    22h05
  • Supper
    22h20

This evening explores the legacy of three choreographers: George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and Mthuthuzeli November.

Thème et variations

Thème et variations - George Balanchine

  • Music

    Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
    (1840‑1893)

  • Conductor
    Vello Pähn

  • Choreography

    George Balanchine

  • Lighting design

    Perry Silvey

Corybantic Games

Corybantic games - Christopher Wheeldon

  • Music

    Leonard Bernstein
    (1918‑1990)

  • Conductor
    Vello Pähn

  • Choreography

    Christopher Wheeldon

  • Set design

    Jean-Marc Puissant

  • Costume design

    Erdem Moralıoğlu

  • Lighting design

    Peter Mumford

  • Solo Violin (alternating)

    Petteri Iivonen

  • Solo Violin (alternating)

    Frédéric Laroque

Rhapsodies

Rhapsody in blue - Mthuthuzeli November

  • Music

    George Gershwin
    (1898‑1937)

  • Conductor
    Vello Pähn

  • Choreography

    Mthuthuzeli November

  • Set design

    Magda Willi

  • Costume design

    Bregje van Balen

  • Lighting design

    Martin Gebhardt

  • Piano (alternating)

    Michel Dietlin

  • Piano (alternating)

    Louis Lancien

Cast

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Roxane
Stojanov

Soloist

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Lorenzo
Lelli

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Valentine
Colasante

1st movement - Second couple

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Shale
Wagman

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Claire
Teisseyre

2nd mouvement - Soloist

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Luciana
Sagioro

3rd movement - Pas de deux

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Seojun
Yoon

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Rubens
Simon

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Luciana
Sagioro

5th movement - Soloist

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Hohyun
Kang

Dancer

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Pablo
Legasa

With the Paris Opera Étoiles, Premières Danseuses, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet
The Paris Opera Orchestra
A recording of Roots will be made, directed by François-René Martin, produced by the Opéra national de Paris with the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, for a broadcast at a later date on Paris Opera Play, the Paris Opera's streaming website.