By Marisa C. Hayes Seven months ago, when “socially distanced pas de deux” had not yet entered the balletomane’s vocabulary, the Paris Opera Ballet was just beginning to emerge from an unprecedented strike. Within weeks, the company’s two opera houses, as well as all theatres across France, were forced to close in response to the
By François Fargue Benjamin Millepied may have prematurely thrown in the towel as the director of the Paris Opera Ballet, but for many Parisians he still retains the image of a good guy with the right intentions. Despite having gone back to the United States and his L.A. Dance Project, he can present a triple
By François Fargue John Cranko’s 1967 Onegin, presented by Paris Opera Ballet at the Garnier in March, is one of the most romantic yet intriguing ballets. Based on the eponymous verse novel by Russian writer Pushkin, the story goes that the young yet world-weary and cynical rich Onegin rejects the love of naïve Tatiana, whom