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Paris Opera Ballet's only West Coast performance of ‘Red Carpet' is in the Bay Area. Here's why it's worth seeing

Founded during Louis XIV's opulent 17th-century reign and housed in the ornate Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera Ballet embodies Old World glamour. With "Red Carpet," a new work by choreographer Hofesh ...
The New York Times

Paris Opera Ballet Leaves Its Tutus and Tiaras at Home

Performances in N.Y.C. The company will perform the contemporary choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s “Red Carpet” in California and New York. The company will perform the contemporary choreographer Hofesh ...
The New York Times

In Paris, a Reminder of French Ballet History and Style

Manuel Legris, a former étoile, returns to Paris Opera Ballet to stage his version of “Sylvia.” Manuel Legris was a supreme classicist as a dancer. Of “Sylvia,” he said, “I don’t think it’s ...
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At the Paris Opera, a Celebration 350 Years in the Making

PARIS — As trumpets sound the opening bars of Berlioz’s “Marche des Troyens,” first one, then more tiny heads appear on the horizon, a good 150 feet from the orchestra pit. Gradually, lines of young ...