La Danse, le ballet de l'Opéra de Paris (2009)
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Brigitte Lefèvre, Emilie Cozette, Aurélie Dupont
Over seven weeks, Frederick Wiseman observes the Paris Opera Ballet’s daily work, from backstage workshops and rehearsals to public performances.
The story
Over seven weeks, Frederick Wiseman films the Paris Opera from its workshops to public performances. The documentary follows the institution’s daily life through rehearsals and the production of several ballets, while tracing the stages of a dancer’s journey toward becoming an étoile, from the Opera’s school to the Palais Garnier. The works being prepared include *Genus*, *Paquita*, *Romeo and Juliet*, and *The Nutcracker*.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
From behind the scenes in the workshops to public performances, Frederick Wiseman set up his camera at the heart of the Paris Opera for seven weeks. The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the most important and oldest classical dance companies in the world. The filmmaker follows the different stages in a dancer’s journey to becoming an étoile, from the Opera’s school to the Palais Garnier. Frederick Wiseman films the institution’s daily life through rehearsals and the production of various ballets: *Genus* by Wayne McGregor; *The House of Bernarda* by Mats Ek; *Medea’s Dream* by Angelin Preljocaj; *Paquita* by Pierre Lacotte, Joseph Mazilier, and Marius Petipa; *Orpheus and Eurydice* by Pina Bausch; *Romeo and Juliet* by Sasha Waltz; and *The Nutcracker* by Rudolf Nureyev.
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