Angelin Preljocaj's dance piece, 'Annunciation,' artfully portrays the profound moment when the Virgin Mary learns she is carrying the Messiah.
Annonciation
Ballet Preljocaj
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Les Nuits - Angelin Preljocaj
Ballet Preljocaj
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Subscribe NowPreljocaj's new ballet "Les Nuits“ had been commissioned by Marseille, Cultural Capital of Europe in 2013 and the Los Angeles Music Center. “Steamy, slinky, sexy” is what Dance Magazine had to say about the new piece which is one of the rare full length ballets to come into the repertoire, already touring the world.
Wrapped up in his typical choreographic language – a mixture of classical and contemporary movements infused with intense physicality and emotion – Preljocaj uses the famous collection of tales which once saved a princess her head to explore the magic world of the orient, its sensuality and eroticism. All twelve women on stage incorporate aspects of Sheherazade while the six men demonstrate various aspects of macho behaviour.
The ballet opens with a Turkish bath-like tableau, which reminds us of Ingre's famous painting "La Grande Odalisque” to an ambient sound track created by Natasha Atlas and Samy Bishai, 79D. The Belgian born Atlas, once celebrated for her use of cutting-edge electronic beats with Arabic melodies and instrumentation, teamed up with her current partner, Egyptian born violinist, composer and orchestrator Samy Bishai, to create a thoroughly atmospheric track. Her reworking of the James Brown classic "It's a Man's Man's World" is an absolute highlight. The alluring costumes have been created by couturier Azzedine Alaia.
Cast & Crew
(Director), (Choreographer), Gaëlle Chappaz, Margaux Coucharrière, Léa De Natale, Natacha Grimaud, Émilie Lalande, Céline Marié