by Hannah Foster | Mar 16, 2016 | Company Life
Mathilde Froustey on the roof of the Palais Garnier. Photo by Erik Tomasson. There’s no applause at the end of this solo. Instead, Mathilde Froustey’s performance in Manon’s second act party variation is met with critical whispers. This clip is from...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For a performing artist, every moment onstage is a test, but once a year the Paris Opera Ballet takes the idea of assessment to the extreme. Originally designed as an obligatory annual exam, the Concours (literally “contest” in English) has since evolved...