Phèdre & Psyché: Lifar & Ratmansky

О событии

Phèdre and Psyché bring together two Russian choreographers inspired by French music.

A worthy heir to the Ballets Russes, Serge Lifar closely blends theatre, music and dance to create an imaginative ballet based on the Greek myth Phaedra. Georges Auric's powerful and dramatic score takes on an even greater tragic dimension thanks to Jean Cocteau’s sets and costumes. Alexei Ratmansky draws inspiration from César Franck’s enchanting and sensual symphonic poem for orchestra and chorus for his first creation with the Paris Opera Ballet.

Evoking the legend of Psyche, the choreographer explores the supernatural with the complicity of the remarkable visual artist Karen Kilimnik whose sets open into a dreamlike world of disquieting strangeness.

Phèdre
Tragédie choréographique by Jean Cocteau

Georges Auric    Music
Serge Lifar    Choreography
Jean Cocteau    Curtain, set and costumes

Psyché
World Première

César Franck    Music
Alexei Ratmansky    Choreography
Karen Kilimnik    Sets
Adeline André    Costumes
Madjid Hakimi    Lighting
Chorus Of Radio France
Denis Comtet    Chorus master

Etoiles, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet
Orchestre National d’Île‐De‐France
Koen Kessels, Conductor