Beauty and The Beast
Dance
Description
Description
The transformative power of French ballet
Thierry Malandain’s Beauty and the Beast is a neoclassical ballet with a rather intellectual interpretation. Filled with symbolisms, this love story about two people who are opposites in every way is a rich source of inspiration. Based on Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film adaption, Malandain tells a rite of passage story aimed at resolving the duality of humanity: Beauty, representing the soul; and the Beast, the vital force and instincts. Elegant and fluent, his vision and Tchaikovsky’s music work together to bring to life a heartwarming fairytale, where dreams come true and love’s transformative powers are celebrated. The encounters between Belle and the Beast are the heart of the story, culminating in the ending when the Beast turns into a prince and the castle becomes bright. The courtly costumes, the Beast in a gauze mask and performance of the Malandain Ballet Biarritz all add to the visual magic of this beautiful work.
Music Design：Piotr Ilitch Tchakovski
Set and Costume Design：Jorge Gallardo
Lighting Design：Francis Mannaert
Costume Production：Véronique Murat
Set and Prop Production：Frédéric Vadé
Mask Production：Annie Onchalo
Ballet Tutor：Richard Coudray; Franoise Dubuc
Dancer：Ione Miren Aguirre; Raphal Canet; Mickal Conte; Ellyce Daniele; Frederik Deberdt; Romain Di Fazio; Baptiste Fisson; Clara Forgues; Michal Garcia; Jacob Hernandez Martin; Irma Hoffren; Miyuki Kanei; Mathilde Labé; Hugo Layer; Guillaume Lillo; Claire Lonchampt; Nuria López Cortés; Arnaud Mahouy; Ismael Turel Yagüe; Patricia Velazquez; Laurine Viel; Daniel Vizcayo; Lucia You González
Co-production：Opéra Royal; Chateau de Versailles Spectacles; Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2016; Opéra de SaintEtienne; Ballet T - Teatro Victoria Eugenia Donostia; San Sebastián; CCN Malandain Ballet Biarritz
Partner：Donostia; San Sebastián Capitale Européen
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Theatre Yearbook 2016 – Dance, Drama and Xiqu" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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$120
$480
Indoor
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