Cinderella by Prokofiev – choreography by Rudolf Nureyev – Palais Garnier

Cinderella

A Ballet in three acts based on the novel by Charles Perrault.

Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev

Music: Sergueï Prokofiev (1945)

Set designer: Petrika Ionesco

Costume Designer: Hanae Mori

Lighting: Guido Levi

Paris Opera Ballet and Orchestra

Musical Direction: Koen Kessels

Starring:

Cinderella: Agnès Letestu

The Movie Star: José Martinez

The Sisters: Laetitia Pujol and Stéphanie Romberg

The Mother: Stéphane Phavorin

For this production of Cinderella created in 1986 and never performed in choreographic form at the Paris Opera, Rudolf Nureyev and his designer Petrika Ionesco took Perrault’s tale into the studios of Hollywood.

As the ‘dream factory’ par excellence, the movie industry offered a sort of escape from the difficult years of the post-depression era. Prokofiev’s music also resounds with the spirit of the 1930’s, infused with memories of the composer’s visit to the United States and Europe during those years.

Recorded at the Palais Garnier in April 2007

Directed by: Thomas Grimm (125′)
Genre : danse
Length : 02:06:01
Director : Thomas Grimm