Ballet

Les Enfants de Scaramouche by François Roussillon after José Martinez's ballet Scaramouche

Andrea Sarri (Scaramouche), Enzo Cardix (Le rétardataire, le Danseur Étoile), Jade Isoart (Colombine)... – Students of the Dance School of the Opéra national de Paris

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Cast

José Martinez — Choreographer

François Roussillon — Scenography

Agnès Letestu — Costumes

Carole Arbo — Rehearsals

Andrea Sarri — Scaramouche

Enzo Cardix — Le rétardataire, le Danseur Étoile

Jade Isoart — Colombine

Aurélien Gay — Arlequin

Students of the Dance School of the Opéra national de Paris

Élisabeth Platel — Dance School Director

Isabelle Ciaravola — Étoile Dancer, Paris National Opera

Mathieu Ganio — Étoile Dancer, Paris National Opera

Alice Catonnet — Dancer, Paris National Opera Ballet

Pablo Legasa — Dancer, Paris National Opera Ballet

Program notes

Dive into a danced dream in this film by François Roussillon! Inspired by José Martinez’s three-act ballet Les enfants de Scaramouche (a choreography on music by Darius Milhaud that premiered in 2010), this 2014 filmed adaptation highlights the incredible talents of the young students of the Paris National Opera’s Dance School. Roussillon reframes Martinez’s work within a larger story of a boy named Enzo who dreams of becoming an Étoile dancer. He and his young friends at the Nanterre School take over the stage of the Palais Garnier, dancing the story of Scaramouche with a carefree excitement that captures the heart and delights the eyes!

Photo: © Francette Levieux

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