A hypnotic evening of dance, Ballet Preljocaj’s performance of Gravity on Wednesday was nothing short of mesmerizing. Watching twelve incredibly strong dancers move joyfully throughout an 80-minute ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This month, "Le Parc", the emblematic ballet by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, will be revived at the Opéra National de Paris.
Angelin Preljocaj has a touching way of remembering his dancers. Down at his modern, purpose-built base in Aix-en-Provence, there are two stone staircases engraved with the names of everyone who has ...
Challenging himself by taking on two of the most formidable scores of the 20th century, French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj created a program of daring opposites at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on ...
Ballet Preljocaj’s meticulously seductive “Les Nuits,” given its North American premiere by the Dance at Music Center program over the weekend, has a simple and obvious title. Not only is “The Nights” ...
A sexier and more sensual version of the swan story, this somewhat apocryphal interpretation from Angelin Preljocaj sounds an in-your-face warning about corporate greed, the environmental battle, and ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There is a space between classical ballet and modern dance, between elegant dancers with pink ...
The sound, by Cage, was words, not distinguishable as meaning. After a short time, his words and vocal sounds were joined by sounds of crowds, sometimes cheering, sometimes jeering, or screaming, or ...
French modern ballet choreographer Angelin Preljocaj brings his new take on the canonical classical ballet “Swan Lake” to the LG Arts Center from June 22-25. Preljocaj’s rendition of “Swan Lake” ...
The essence of dance is a ritual, says the choreographer whose seductively mysterious works embrace everything from the annunciation to the apocalypse Angelin Preljocaj is celebrated for his precision ...
Los Angeles audiences were left in awe in 2012 after Ballet Preljocaj‘s interpretation of Snow White (Blanche Neige) at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The mix of theatricality, classical and ...
"IN FRANCE, ballet does not have a classical connotation," explains Angelin Preljocaj, choreographer and director of his eponymous company. "[Ballet] doesn't mean modern or classical . . . In America ...