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George Balanchine and the Paris Opéra always enjoyed a special relationship after Jacques Rouché, the then administrator, offered the young choreographer the post of ballet master in 1929. Balanchine declined the job, but he created several ballets for the company and came to the Palais Garnier regularly to oversee his works. In 2000, seventeen years after his death, a rare and precious ballet arrived at the Paris Opéra: Jewels, a work first performed by the New York City Ballet in 1967. This alluring, abstract ballet, a triptych in which each piece sparkles with the brilliance of a precious stone, is a lyric tribute to women and to the capital cities of the great dance schools. Couturier, painter and craftsman Christian Lacroix created the glorious costumes and sets which, together with the outstanding performances of the dancers and the sensitive musical direction of Paul Connelly, results in a celebration of sumptuous splendour.
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Dancers: Aurélie Dupont, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Agnès Letestu, Clairemarie Osta, Laëtitia Pujol, Jean-Guillaume Bart, Kader Belarbi, Mathieu Ganio.
Ballet de L’Opéra national de Paris
Paris Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Paul Connelly
Choreography: George Balanchine
Sets/Costumes: Christian Lacroix
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Plus: 'George Balanchine Forever' A film by Reiner E.Moritz including interviews with Brigitte Lefèvre, director of dance at the Opera, designer Christian Lacroix and dancers.
Picture: 16:9 1080i
Sound: PCM Stereo 2.0 / 5.0
Region code: All Regions
Running Time:152 mins
Year: 2005
