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GREAT PERFORMANCES

<i>La Danse: Le Ballet de l’Opera de Paris</i> Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman turns his unblinking eye on the Paris Opera Ballet. Wednesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Cinematographer John Davey’s camera roams the company’s home at the vast Palais Garnier opera house from top to bottom. The camera captures the behind-the-scenes activity involved in administering the company, along with the collaborative work of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set and lighting designers.

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A costumer in the workroom of the Paris Opera Ballet.

“La Danse” devotes the bulk of its time to watching rigorously trained young dancers in rehearsals and performances for seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, The Nutcracker by Rudolf Nureyev, Medea by Angelin Preljocaj, The House of Bernarda Alba by Mats Ek, Romeo and Juliet by Sasha Waltz and Orpheus and Eurydyce by Pina Bausch.

Wednesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Great Performances

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