AMERICAN MASTERS

OPÉRA NATIONAL DU CAPITOLE, Place du Capitole

In a country still pristine of any choreographic tradition, patron Lincoln Kirstein gives it the opportunity to regenerate classical dance which, in old Europe, is entangled in a centuries-old heritage. Their collaboration will lead to the creation of one of the world’s most prestigious dance companies, the New York City Ballet. Abandoning dramatic narration, priority to the danced element, removal of intrusive scenery and cumbersome costumes in favor of careful lighting and stripped-down clothing that exalt lines, distortion of the classical vocabulary – a…