DVD:
Demonstrations of the Paris Opera Ballet School

A double DVD, featuring the “Demonstrations” and a documentary, revealing the many secrets of the most famous dance school in the world!

A double program revealing the many secrets of the most famous dance school in the world !

DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET SCHOOL
The Demonstrations of the Ballet School are a traditional checkpoint for the institution: they consist of a performance where the audience can appreciate the beautiful and rich education of classical dance taught at the Paris Opera. Considered as one of the School’s highlights, this moment unveils the teaching methods of a traditional artistic knowledge. Led by their teachers, the students display the different skills necessary to master the codes of classical dance and the French style. The Demonstrations also invite the public to discover other artistic disciplines or choreographic styles that complete the student’s training: contemporary, folk, baroque, and character dances, mime and music class.

THE SCHOOL OF DREAMS
The Paris Opera Ballet School really is the school of dreams for each and everyone of its students, that all wish to became professional dancers for the Paris Opera Ballet. This intimate documentary film allows us to discover, through interviews and sneak peeks of the classes, their schedule, their day-to-day training, their passion, their hopes, their relationships with the teachers and ballet masters, and finally their ambition to become, one day maybe, an Étoile of the Ballet…

Recording location Paris Opera Ballet School
Recording date 2020
Duration 122 min. (Demonstrations) + 75 min. (The School of Dreams)
Video format NTSC, 16/9
Audio format PCM 2.0
Production Company Bel Air Media
Director Miguel Octave
Dance Company Paris Opera Ballet School
Distribution homevideo / DVD Bel Air Classiques / Naxos Distribution