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Delibes - Coppelia / Lyon National Opera Ballet (Maguy Marin) |
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Shot on video, this modernist version of the classic ballet may put off novice viewers: an hour long, it uses only half of Leo Delibes's utterly beguiling score, pretty much ignores the original plot (the life-size wind-up doll is nowhere to be found), and seems to willfully deny what makes the original one of the most magical full-length dance works. But there's lots of talent on display. Choreographer Maguy Marin is an artist of such virtuosity that even when the dancing goes against the grain of the material and the music, it is still stunning. On the soundtrack, conductor Kent Nagano leads the superb Lyon National Opera Orchestra in well-chosen excerpts from Delibes's score, and Philippe Durand has fashioned a compelling film out of Marin's unique vision. The Lyon National Opera Ballet dancers are without exception outstanding, and Francoise Joullie plays the title role with amazing aplomb. --Kevin Filipski
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