At 7.15 p.m., the connection with the Paris Opera begins, with a still image and panoramic views of the opera. The live start time is 7.45 pm.
Created in 1970 by the New York City Ballet, “Who cares?” is composed of a set of dances to music by George and Ira Gershwin, including the “standard that gave its name to the piece.
“I Got Rhythm “, set against the backdrop of the Manhattan sky line ” Who cares?” mixes a group of dancers in various formations followed by four soloists All come together in a
playful finale in which Balanchine wanted to show the innate intelligence, musical genius and melodic beauty of Gershwin through classical dance.
A tribute to the grandeur of Imperial Russia, the “Ballet impérial” was created in 1941 by the American Ballet Caravan on Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. George Balanchine brilliantly celebrates the technical virtuosity of academic ballet in the style of Petipa, his “spiritual father” and the great tradition of St. Petersburg.
