A veritable cornerstone of our national identity, from Louis XIV to the present day the French School has grown through a respect for academic tradition along with the assimilation of new influences and the addition of numerous creations which have contributed to the development of the French style and its repertoire, the quality and diversity of which the Australian public has been able to appreciate during our previous tours. We are delighted to be starting 2013 with a new Australian tour: indeed, 2013 is a special year for the Paris Opera, which is celebrating the Tricentenary of the Ecole francaise de danse, the French Dance School.

This is theatre on a rarefied plane of breathtaking excellence.įrom the Director of Dance for The Opera National de Paris (the Paris Opera Ballet): If you missed them then, and love the theatre, dance in this instance, do not let this opportunity pass you by. In 2007, Mr Ian McRae and Mr Leo Schofield brought to Australia this outstanding company and gave us Rudolf Nureyev's SWAN LAKE and George Balanchine's JEWELS.

GISELLE presented by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney is as near a perfect Classic Dance experience as one could want. Ian McRae AO and Leo Schofield AO present The Paris Opera Ballet in GISELLE at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney.

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