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Élisabeth Platel

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Élisabeth Platel

Born April 10, 1959 · Paris, France (age 67)

Élisabeth Platel (born 10 April 1959) is a French prima ballerina. After studying at the conservatoire in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1971, graduating with First Prize, which allowed her to complete her studies at the École de Danse de l'Opéra National de Paris. Influential teachers of Platel were Pierre Lacotte, who worked with her in the Paris Opera School a…

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La BayadèreLa Bayadère · 2010
La Bayadère
★ 8.02010
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Breathtaking sets and costumes are designed by Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino in this exceptional production, recorded at the Palais Garnier in Paris. Direction and choreography in this fully restored version of Marius Petipa's original ballet are by Rudolf Nureyev. Live performance recorded in 1994.
Nina Ananiashvili & International Stars, Vol. 2Nina Ananiashvili & International Stars, Vol. 2
Nina Ananiashvili & International Stars, Vol. 2
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Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera BalletEtoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet · 2001
Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
★ 7.32001
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ETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison. Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today. The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage.

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Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera BalletEtoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet · 2001
Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
★ 7.32001
MovieDocumentaryMusic
ETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison. Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today. The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage.