YOU CAN DANCE: Audience participation is not usually part of the deal when you go to the ballet, but the opening gala of the season at the Paris Opera set out to shake up traditions. Guests were ...

Founded during Louis XIV's opulent 17th-century reign and housed in the ornate Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera Ballet embodies Old World glamour. With "Red Carpet," a new work by choreographer Hofesh ...

Located on Place de la Bastille in Paris, the Bastille Opera is one of the main venues of the Opéra National de Paris, dedicated to hosting operas and ballet performances year-round. Opened in 1989, ...

The Paris Opera Ballet’s new season kicked off last night with an exceptional gala sponsored by Rolex at the Palais Garnier. Under the leadership of Stéphane Lissner, director of the Paris Opera, and ...

Manuel Legris, a former étoile, returns to Paris Opera Ballet to stage his version of “Sylvia.” By Roslyn Sulcas He brought grace and power to his roles before a serious injury encouraged him to try ...

The origins of the Paris Opera Ballet date to 1661 when Louis XIV established the Royal Academy of Dance and later merged it with the Royal Academy of Music in 1669. It was here that theatrical dance ...

The Paris Opera Ballet remains, as it has been for more than three centuries, one of the world’s most important ballet companies. The history of ballet would not be what it is without it. The company ...

At La Seine Musicale, Benjamin Millepied presents a fresh, dance-driven reinterpretation of The Nutcracker from January 7 to ...

In little more than a year as director, Benjamin Millepied shook up the Paris Opera Ballet, in some ways for the better. He brought in Pilates and Gyrotonic classes to help reduce injuries. He ...