The Paris Opera Ballet, which gave birth to the French ballet art, is not only the oldest ballet company in the world, but also a magnet for numerous ballet dancers. This time, an all-star team from the Ballet, made up of the most popular dancers, will demonstrate their unparalleled skills and passion in authentic French ballets to show the audience the splendour of ballet.

 

This ballet stars gala is composed of classic excerpts from several masterpieces of ballet, reflecting the diverse styles and endless charm of classical and modern ballet. The repertoire for either day is not quite the same, and showcases the characters as well as strength of the dancers to the fullest extent.

 

 

Paris Opera Ballet
Founded in 1661, the Paris Opera Ballet, which gave birth to the French ballet art, is not only the oldest ballet company in the world, but also a magnet for numerous ballet dancers.

 

From the 18th century to the mid-19th century, the Ballet dominated the world’s ballet community and gave birth to the romantic ballet art. During this period, it created many classic masterpieces of ballet, such as Giselle, Coppélia and La Sylphide.

 

As one of the largest ballet companies in the world, the Ballet is home to a galaxy of talents, many of whom are super stars. Lots of legendary dancers in the history of ballet have left their remarkable footprints at the Paris Opera, including Marie Taglioni (1804-1884), who gave the world premiere of the ballet La Sylphide as the first dancer to perform in toe shoes, setting a precedent for performing ballets in toe shoes, and Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899), who gave the world premiere of the ballet Giselle, pushing the romantic ballet art to a new high. In 1983, the legendary Rudolf Nureyev took over the Paris Opera Ballet as its artistic director. The Ballet thus ushered in a golden era with star dancers, such as Sylvie Guillem, Manuel Legris, Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Dorothée Gilbert and Mathieu Ganio, among others.

 

Co-hosted by the NCPA, Association pour les Echanges Artistiques entre Ia France et la Chine (AEAFC) and Prix D’europe (PDE), Under the Stars of Paris: Ballet Stars Gala will be staged in Beijing by 14 dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet. For the first time, an all-star team, made up of principal stars and principals from the Paris Opera Ballet, will perform authentic French ballet in China to show the audience the splendour of ballet.

 

 

Pas de Deux from Scarlatti
Dancers: Clara Mousseigne, Shale Wagman
Choreographer: José Martinez
Music: Domenico Scarlatti
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

Pas de Deux from Thaïs
Dancers: Ludmila Pagliero, Jack Gasztowtt
Choreographer: Roland Petit
Music: Jules Massenet
Costume Designer: Luisa Spinatelli

 

Solo from The Fall of a Marquise
Dancer: Agnès Letestu
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: Franz Schubert/Piano Trio No. 2, Movt.II
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

Cave Pas from Le Corsaire
Dancers: Roxane Stojanov, Thomas Docquir
Choreographer: José Martinez
Music: Léo Delibes

 

Elles
Dancers: Inès McIntosh, Clara Mousseigne
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: Erik Satie
Costume Designer: Jean-Michel Lainé

 

Les Enfants du Paradis
Dancers: Laura Hecquet, Antonio Conforti
Choreographer: José Martinez
Music: Marc-Olivier Dupin
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

Pas de Deux from Esmeralda
Dancers: Valentine Colasante, Jack Gasztowtt
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Costume Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis

 

Pas de Deux from Signes
Dancers: Agnès Letestu, Antonio Conforti
Choreographer: Carolyn Carlson
Music: René Aubry
Costume Designer: Olivier Debré

 

The Dying Swan
Dancer: Laura Hecquet
Choreographer: Michel Fokine
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns

 

Pas d’esclave from Le Corsaire
Dancers: Roxane Stojanov, Thomas Docquir
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

Pas de Trois from Le Corsaire
Dancers: Inès McIntosh, Francesco Mura, Shale Wagman
Choreographer: José Martinez
Music: Riccardo Drigo

 

Who Cares?
Dancers: Ludmila Pagliero, Héloïse Bourdon, Valentine Colasante, Jérémy-Loup Quer
Choreographer: George Balanchine, ©The George Balanchine Trust
Music: George Gershwin

Curtain Call
All the Dancers
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: George Gershwin

 

Who Cares?, which will be staged this time at the disposal of the George Balanchine Trust, is produced under the service standard by the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®.

 

Pas de Deux from Don Quixote
Dancers: Clara Mousseigne, Francesco Mura
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

Cave Pas from Le Corsaire
Dancers: Roxane Stojanov, Thomas Docquir
Choreographer: José Martinez
Music: Léo Delibes

 

George Sand and Frédéric Chopin
Dancers: Héloïse Bourdon, Jérémy-Loup Quer
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No.1
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

The Change of Love
Dancers: Ludmila Pagliero, Francesco Mura
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: Nils Frahm
Costume Designer: Jean-Michel Lainé

 

Elles
Dancers: Inès McIntosh, Clara Mousseigne
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: Erik Satie
Costume Designer: Jean-Michel Lainé

 

Les Enfants du Paradis
Dancers: Laura Hecquet, Antonio Conforti
Choreographer: José Martinez
Music: Marc-Olivier Dupin
Costume Designer: Agnès Letestu

 

Pas de Deux from Esmeralda
Dancers: Valentine Colasante, Jack Gasztowtt
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Costume Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis

 

Pas de Deux from Signes
Dancers: Agnès Letestu, Antonio Conforti
Choreographer: Carolyn Carlson
Music: René Aubry
Costume Designer: Olivier Debré

 

The Dying Swan
Dancer: Laura Hecquet
Choreographer: Michel Fokine
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns

 

Grand Pas Classique
Dancers: Inès McIntosh, Shale Wagman
Choreographer: Victor Gsovsky
Music: Daniel Franois-Esprit Auber

 

Black Swan Pas de Trois from Swan Lake
Dancers: Roxane Stojanov, Thomas Docquir, Jack Gasztowtt
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino

 

Who Cares?
Dancers: Ludmila Pagliero, Héloïse Bourdon, Valentine Colasante, Jérémy-Loup Quer
Choreographer: George Balanchine, ©The George Balanchine Trust
Music: George Gershwin

 

Curtain Call
All the Dancers
Choreographer: Julien Guérin
Music: George Gershwin

 

Who Cares?, which will be staged this time at the disposal of the George Balanchine Trust, is produced under the service standard by the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®.

 

The above information, including performance times, lineups, programmes and ticket prices, are all subject to change without prior notice and for reference only.