DVD + Blu-Ray:
Elegance - New Ballet Series | La petite Danseuse

The Elegance Series is a collection of breathtaking Ballet performances from internationally renowned houses with well-loved Dance Stars.

The Elegance Series feature productions by the greatest choreographers that we know today and of course the legacy of the legendary Marius Petipa.

Elegance - The Art of Patrice Bart | La petite Danseuse de Degas (Cat.No. 109272 / 109273)
The idea of creating a ballet came to Brigitte Lefèvre, the Ballet’s dance director, after reading Martine Kahane’s research about Degas’ sculpture “La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans”. Although numerous exhibitions, books and fi lms had already been dedicated to Degas and dance until then, no choreographic work had ever really done so. Choreographer Patrice Bart and composer Denis Levaillant translated the intrinsic modernity of a 19th century story into music and the language of the stage.

Also available:
Elegance – The Art of John Neumeier | Death in Venice (Cat.No. 109274 / 109275)
Elegance – The Art of Patrice Bart | The Nutcracker (Cat.No. 109276 / 109277)
Elegance – The Art of Mats Ek | Giselle (Cat.No. 109280 / 109281)
Elegance – The Art of Hans van Manen | Six Ballets (Cat.No. 109282 / 109283)

Genre Ballet
Recording location Opéra Garnier, Paris
Recording date 2010
Duration 112mins + 20 mins (Bonus)
Video format DVD 9 / NTSC
Audio format PCM Stereo
Composer Music by Denis Levaillant
Choreography by Patrice Bart
Orchestra / Band Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
Conductor Koen Kessels
Dance Company Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris
Soloist Clairemarie Osta | The Little Dancer
Soloist Dorothée Gilbert | The Etoile Dancer
Soloist Mathieu Ganio | The Ballet Master
Soloist José Martinez | The Subscription Holder