Étoiles, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet
Main informations
Charles Perrault’s celebrated tale, set to music by Sergei Prokofiev, is transposed to a film set. In a series of references to the heroes of the American cinema, Rudolf Nureyev propels his Cinderella under the spotlights of Hollywood. With a producer for fairy godmother and a star actor as Prince Charming, she escapes her miserable destiny and sees her dreams come true in a story not without similarities with that of the choreographer, the young Tartar who became an international star. With this “ballet‑metaphor”, the Company pays tribute to its former director Rudolf Nureyev.
Ballet in three acts
Music / Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography / Rudolf Nureyev
After Charles Perrault
Adaptation, choreography, director / Rudolf Nureyev
Sets / Petrika Ionesco
Costumes / Hanae Mori
Lighting design / Guido Levi
Orchestre Pasdeloup
Conductor / Vello Pähn
Presented by Aurélie Dupont
Paris Opera’s Dance Director
Cendrillon / Valentine Colasante, Danseuse Étoile
L’Acteur-vedette / Karl Paquette, Danseur Étoile
Les Deux Sœurs / Dorothée Gilbert, Danseuse Étoile, Ludmila Pagliero, Danseuse Étoile
La Mère / Aurélien Houette, Sujet
Le Producteur / Alessio Carbone, Premier Danseur
Le Professeur de danse / Paul Marque, Premier Danseur
Étoiles, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet