Balanchine | Millepied (NC16) by Paris Opera Ballet

PUBLISHED January 28th, 2015 11:17 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

This encounter between two great French composers and two choreographers from the New York City Ballet, its founder George Balanchine and former student Benjamin Millepied, highlights the similarities and dissonances between them. In 1947, George Balanchine-whose name is synonymous with neoclassical ballet- paid tribute to the Paris Opera Ballet and the French tradition with his first production for the company, Le Palais de Cristal, which he choreographed to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C.

Characterised by its architectural design and sense of dialogue with the music, this ballet is a model of academic virtuosity, given new shape and form by costume designer Christian Lacroix, an artisan of light and colour. Benjamin Millepied’s third creation for the Paris Opera Ballet, in collaboration with conceptual artist Daniel Buren, revisits the myth of Daphnis and Chloé. In the tradition of Balanchine, Millepied’s contemporary interpretation draws inspiration from the rhythms and colours of Ravel’s “choreographic symphony” for chorus and orchestra.

This event is happening from Friday, 17 April to Saturday, 18 April at 8pm at the Esplanade Theatre Studio.

To purchase tickets, please click [here](http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/opera0415).