Thierry Malandain
Cendrillon

Ballet

Book

Date

Dec 17, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 18, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 19, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 20, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 21, 2024 à 2:30 PM
Dec 21, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 22, 2024 à 2:30 PM
Dec 24, 2024 à 6:00 PM
Dec 26, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 27, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 28, 2024 à 2:30 PM
Dec 28, 2024 à 8:00 PM
Dec 29, 2024 à 2:30 PM

Duration

1h30 without intermission

Tariffs

47 I 37 I 29 I 22,50 I 10 €

Presentation

The story of Cendrillon in few words : A young orphan is harassed by her step-family and breaks free by marrying the most coveted prince in the kingdom... Everyone knows the story of Cinderella. Few tales have achieved such a degree of universality, so familiar is the situation and so timeless are the emotions involved. The great quality of Thierry Malandain's ballet is precisely that it offers a refined interpretation without losing any of this universality. The choreographer uses a classical vocabulary whose clarity and aesthetics sweep away the superfluous, leaving us to appreciate the psychology of the characters. This sobriety is echoed in the set design, in one tableau, which eschews the multiplication of sets and props, except for a wall of high-heeled shoes that line the backstage area and serve as a backdrop for the entire ballet.

Thierry Malandain has sought to emphasise contrasts to better depict this world where the innocent beauty of Cinderella rubs shoulders with the ugliness of her stepmother and daughters. Through this last trio (performed by men), the choreographer has imagined a concentration of the darkest aspects of humanity. Egocentrism, humiliation, idiocy... all embodied by sick bodies that take on the frightening aspect of a children's tale. What a contrast to Cinderella, whose beauty is matched only by her gentleness and restraint! Throughout the ballet she appears like a spot of white on a black canvas. During the famous ball, her simplicity and luminosity take on their full force.

"Come with your parents" for 5 to 10 year olds: While your parents are watching the show, you can discover the Opera by taking part in an original cultural activity for just €5. Showing of "Cendrillon": Sunday 22 December and Sunday 29 December at 2.30pm, please go to the box office for bookings, subject to availability.