Tribute to Jerome Robbins (recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY

Tribute to Jerome Robbins (recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY cover $60.00 Out of Stock
6+ weeks
add to cart

CHOPIN / MUHLY / RAVEL
Tribute to Jerome Robbins (recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY
Paris Opera Ballet / Dorothee Gilbert, Marie-Agnes Gillot, Nicolas le Riche / Koen Kessels (cond)

[ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc ]

Release Date: Monday 12 December 2011

This item is currently out of stock. It may take 6 or more weeks to obtain from when you place your order as this is a specialist product.

Rated: G - Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993Suitable for General Audiences

Ten years after his death, the Paris Opera Ballet paid homage to the American choreographer who considered the Paris Opera his second home after New York City Ballet, Jerome Robbins. The three pieces performed here illustrate not only the diversity of the choreographer's repertoire and sources of inspiration, but also his love of music and his all-embracing attitude to the performing arts. Jerome Robbins brought new energy to classical dance, introducing 20th-century urban rhythms, confirming its status as a modern entertainment form and instilling it with the interrogations of contemporary theatre.

'En Sol', set to Maurice Ravel's 'Concerto en sol', follows no particular narrative line or dramatic effect. Echoing the music's jazzy invitations and light-heartedly copying Broadway style, this is a light and joyous piece for two soloists and an ensemble. It provided Jerome Robbins with an opportunity to reveal the relaxed, fluid feel so emblematic of his style.

'In the Night' and 'The Concert' are two tributes to Frederic Chopin. Robbins transforms 'The Nocturnes' into 'In the Night', a long and poetic pas de deux built, whereas 'The Concert' joins the ranks of the few comic ballets in the history of dance.

Lastly, Benjamin Millepied, who made his dance debut with Robbins in New York, dedicates his second creation for the Paris Opera Ballet, 'Triade', to the choreographer. "Dance is composed of human relations", Robbins used to say. A worthy heir to his master, Benjamin Millepied matches this credo through a fruitful dialogue with composer Nico Muhly.

Tracks:

RAVEL En Sol
Marie-Agnès Gillot, Florian Magnenet

Nico MUHLY Triade World Premiere, Choreography & costume design by Benjamin Millepied
Marie-Agnès Gillot, Laëtitia Pujol, Audric Bezard, Marc Moreau

CHOPIN In The Night
Clairemarie Osta, Benjamin Pech, Agnès Letestu, Stéphane Bullion, Delphine Moussin, Nicolas Le Riche

CHOPIN The Concert
Dorothée Gilbert, Stéphane Phavorin, Alessio Carbone, Emmanuel Thibault