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…
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…
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…
As far as my memory goes, weddings have always seemed to me like strange tragedies: by Balkan tradition or just the fantasy of a temperamental child, I knew that the mystery would grow progressively around the bride, always absent from…
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…
Angelin Preljocaj continues his storytelling exploration by staging a traditional Asian tale. In a refined scenography, Preljocaj offers an explosive and hypnotic choreography in which the imagination soars. The ballet will take you on a journey between the imaginary and…
