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Paris Opera ballet school exhibition
from 4th June – 31st August 2013

To celebrate the tricentennial of the Ecole française de danse, this exhibition in the library/museum of the Opéra Garnier will retrace its history, from 1713 under Louis XIV to the present day…

Exposition le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris du 4 juin 2013 au 31 août 2013
Le Ballet et l’École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris dans le Grand escalier du Palais Garnier, 2012.
Photo : Agathe Poupeney / OnP

The dance school, now based just outside Paris in Nanterre, is where 95% of all the dancers, solistes and corps de ballet train before joining the Ballet de l’Opéra. Celebrating the tricentennial of the school is a celebration not only of its reputation in Europe, but also its contribution the the worldwide reputation of the Paris Opera.

If you like your ballet and are fascinated by French history, here’s precisely where your two loves meet!Exposition le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris du 4 juin 2013 au 31 août 2013

The exhibition Le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris is at the Library-Museum of the Opéra Garnier (here) from 4th June – 31st August 2013

Open every day from 10am-5pm

Admission: 9€ / 6€

Official site: www.operadeparis.fr

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