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La Danse (film)
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'La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet' is a 2009 French documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. Besides aiming to reveal "how the company functions as an organic whole",Soda DVD 'La Danse', SODA102 (text on the back of the DVD box) the film follows the production of seven ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet. The ballets featured are:
* 'Genus' (Wayne McGregor)
* 'La maison de Bernarda' (Mats Ek)
* 'Le songe de Mde' (Angelin Preljocaj)
* 'Paquita' (Pierre Lacotte, after Joseph Mazilier and Marius Petipa)
* 'Orpheus und Eurydike' (Pina Bausch)
* 'Romo et Juliette' (Berlioz) (Sasha Waltz)
* 'The Nutcracker' (Rudolf Nureyev version) "Ballets in rehearsal and performance." Credits list, Soda DVD 'La Danse', SODA102 (between 02:29:28 and 02:30:57)
The film proceeds without commentary,[http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/la-danse-20101022-16xhk.html "La Danse"] in 'The Age', Friday 22 October 2010 (accessed 19 January 2012) and there are no voiceovers.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/22/la-danse-the-paris-opera-ballet-review "La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet"] in 'The Guardian', Thursday 22 April 2010 (accessed 19 January 2012)
Dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet who appear in the film include the 'toiles' Kader Belarbi, Jrmie Blingard, milie Cozette, Aurlie Dupont, Mathieu Ganio, Dorothe Gilbert, Marie-Agns Gillot, Manuel Legris, Nicolas Le Riche, Agns Letestu, Jos Martinez, Herv Moreau, Delphine Moussin, Clairemarie Osta, Benjamin Pech, Laetitia Pujol and Wilfried Romoli,Credits list, Soda DVD 'La Danse', SODA102 (at 02:28:22) and the 'premiers danseurs' Yann Bridard, Stphane Bullion, Isabelle Ciaravola, Nolwenn Daniel, Christophe Duquenne, Eve Grinsztajn, Mathias Heymann, Mlanie Hurel, Myriam Ould-Braham, Karl Paquette, Stphane Phavorin, Stphanie Romberg, Emmanuel Thibault and Muriel Zusperreguy.Credits list, Soda DVD 'La Danse', SODA102 (at 02:28:31)
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