Marina Abramovic has collaborated with Belgian choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet on a dance performance of a legendary musical composition of the 20th century, Maurice Ravel’s
Boléro. The staging of
Boléro is part of a program of dances centered on the inspirational role that music plays for choreographers, organized by the Paris Opera for its ballet company.
Boléro, Abramovic, Cherkaoui and Jalet's first joint production, will run from May 2 through June 3, 2013 at the Palais Garnier of the Paris Opera.
The concept for
Boléro was developed by Abramovic, Cherkaoui and Jalet in an intensive collaboration. It is born of a long-standing creative connection that the artists established over a decade ago. Abramovic worked closely with the dancers and choreographers in developing the tone and energy for this new dance creation, set to the deeply influential and passionate music of
Boléro. In addition to contributing to the creative direction in the re-envisioning of the dance performance of
Boléro, Abramovic also developed the scenography for the piece; the costume design was created by Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci and the lighting by Urs Schönebaum.
Rosalyn Sulcas of The New York Times wrote a profile describing the collaboration and the preparation for the piece; to read the article, please visit
The New York Times website.
For more information on the performance schedule and to purchase tickets, please visit
the Paris Opera's website.
Photo: Marco Anelli
