Ballet

Gala du Jeune Ballet de France (I/III)

Marius Petipa, Pierre Lacotte, José Ferran – Joan Boada, Boyd Lau, Amilcar Moret... – Jeune Ballet de France

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Cast

Joan Boada — Papillon, Shogun, Le Corsaire

Yukari Kami — Papillon, Esmeralda

Boyd Lau — Shogun

Amilcar Moret — Esmeralda

Fernanda Tavares-Diniz — Le Corsaire, Paquita

Jacqueline Le Huche — Paquita

Guennadi Nedviguine — Paquita

Troupe du Jeune Ballet de France — Pastiche

Program notes

Founded in 1983 by Robert Berthier, the Jeune Ballet de France used to have a very special place in the ballet tradition in France. Hiring some of the youngest and most promising dancers after the conservatories, it was a perfect way to fly towards a bright carreer.

The JBF repertoire is particularly eclectic, ranging from the greatest classical ballets to more contemporanean works. The many tours of the company helped the choreographic art to be broadcast.

In this programme, filmed at the Opéra Théâtre de Massy in 1997, we can admire famous excerpts from Paquita, Le Corsaire, Le Papillon...

The dancers displayed here have now earned international fame: this is a unique opportunity to watch them at the beginning of their carreers. You will most notably see the Cuban dancer Joan Boada (who then entered the San Francisco Ballet), Yukari Kami (hired in 1997 at the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève), Boyd Laud (today a principal dancer at the Opéra national du Rhin), Amilcar Moret (Ballet de Hambourg), Guennadi Nedviguine (San Francisco Ballet), among others.

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