Series (7 Episodes available)
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Director(s):
MARIE (FRANCOISE)
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Producer(s):
ARTE FRANCE, SCHUCH CONSEILS ET PRODUCTION
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2013
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
The 300-year old Paris Opera Ballet School is today a mythical place with an international reputation. In September 2011, it was home to 130 pupils, aged from 8 to 18, all driven by the same desire – to dance one day at the Paris Opera.
Our camera was allowed to accompany them for a whole school year.
The characters are: the younger students, who are amazingly determined for their age; the older students, who, at the age of 16, are already professional dancers; their teachers, who are often principal dancers; and all those who watch over this very singular world.
This 6-part chronicle of life at the school reveals the extraordinary mechanics of precision that lead the students to the threshold of the Corps de Ballet.
2019 : Paris Opera 350th anniversary