Roger Salas, dance and ballet critic for El País newspaper, will give a lecture on costumes in musicals. This will be followed by screenings of Black Tights and Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, audiovisual pieces showcasing Roland Petit's work as a choreographer.
12 p.m. Lecture on costumes in musicals
12:45 p.m. Film screening: Black Tights and Le Jeunne Homme et la Mort
Price for this session: €3
Price for the entire series: €10
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Roger Salas |
Black Tights |
The Young Man and Death |
ROGER SALAS
Born in Holguín (Cuba) in 1950, he has been the dance and ballet critic for the newspaper El País for 28 years. As a critic and chronicler, he has been an enlightened witness to the most important events in the field worldwide, awarded and recognized by the ballet profession in the most demanding performance forums, from the Venice Biennale to the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and La Scala in Milan. His lectures have reached the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
In addition to giving lectures in different parts of the world, he is the author of numerous books and articles on dance and ballet.
BLACK TIGHTS
Black Tights is a 1961 short film featuring live footage from Paris, in which a narrator links together four spectacular choreographies by Roland Petit: Carmen (1949), La croqueuse de diamants (1950), Deuil en 24 heures (1953), and Cyrano de Bergerac (1959).
Director: Terence Young. Costumes: Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Antoni Clavé. Choreography: Roland Petit. Choreography by Roland Petit.
THE YOUNG MAN AND DEATH
Le Jeune Homme et la Mort is a ballet by Roland Petit, choreographed in 1946 to Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582, with a one-act libretto by Jean Cocteau. It tells the story of a young man driven to suicide by his unfaithful lover. The sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch and the costumes were designed by Karinska and Cocteau.Rudolf Nureyev and Zizi Jeanmaire. Duration: 15 minutes. Choreography: Roland Petit.
