Roland Petit: Paris Opera Ballet

O wydarzeniu

The Paris Opera Ballet pays tribute to Roland Petit with three carnal, poetic and theatrical works: Le Rendez‐vous, Le Loup, and Carmen.

Since his choreographic debuts with 'Le Rendez‐vous' and 'Le Jeune homme et la Mort', Petit has sought out the most inventive artists of his  era: Jacques Prévert, Jean Cocteau, Brassaï, Georges Wakhévitch, and even Pablo Picasso. These artistic collaborations have continued throughout his career, as 'Le Loup' – which brought together the writer Jean Anouilh, the painter Jean Carzou and one of the greatest composers of today, Henri Dutilleux– would later prove.

Le Rendez‐vous
Joseph Kosma, Music
Roland Petit, Choreography, to a story by Jacques Prévert
Pablo Picasso, Stage curtain
Brassaï, Sets
Mayo, Costumes

Le Jeune homme et la Mort

Music : Johan Sebastian Bach
Libretto : Jean Cocteau
Choreography : Roland Petit
Conductor : Pierre Dumoussaud
Set design : Georges Wakhévitch, Barbara Karinska
Lighting design : Jean‐Michel Désiré


Carmen
Georges Bizet, Music
Roland Petit, Choreography, after La nouvelle de Prosper Mérimée
Sets and costumes after the models of Antoni Clavé