Angelin Preljocaj (French pronunciation: [pʁɛlʒokaʒ]; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance.
For this project, Angelin Preljocaj brings together ten dancers from the Ballet Preljocaj and ten dancers from the Opera National de Bordeaux. This collaboration began in 2018 through a partnership between both companies, which resulted in the creation of Ghost…
MC 14/22 “Ceci est mon corps” is a meeting of the spiritual and the carnal, drawing on St Mark’s version of the Last Supper in the Bible: “Take, eat: this is my body”. Created for twelve male dancers – Preljocaj’s…
Ballet Preljocaj, a leading French contemporary company, makes its local debut with a program that highlights the choreographic intelligence of artistic director Angelin Preljocaj. Angelin Preljocaj, artistic director of Ballet Preljocaj, regularly juxtaposes reinvigorated classics with original works. Preljocaj, who…
Inspired by the character of Siddharta, Angelin Preljocaj offered in 2010 a new creation to the Paris Opera Ballet. The choreographer revisits the legend of this prince who became the ‘enlightened one’, or the Buddha, making a personal and free…
How does the Annunciation, that key moment which underpins a whole religion, resonate in us, what does it awaken? While so many painters over the past 2000 years have sought time and again to understand the flurry of contradictory symbols,…
After Snow White and Romeo and Juliet, Angelin Preljocaj tackles a new dance legend, Swan Lake. Angelin Preljocaj has set himself a major challenge with the reinterpretation of the most emblematic ballet in the history of classical dance: Swan Lake.…
Snow White is a great romantic contemporary ballet, based on the Grimm brothers’ version of the fairytale. Angelin Preljocaj is working with all 26 dancers of the company on the most beautiful scores of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies. The costumes are…
Originally created for the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris and performed for the first time at the Palais Garnier on 9 April 1994, Angelin Preljoçaj’s highly personal contemplation on the nature of love now comes to the stage of the…
Angelin Preljocaj was wary of the clichés when creating his retelling of Arabian Nights. He approached the story through his own unique perspective without ever becoming a prisoner to it. He shows us the antagonists, who certainly play on their…
