Infos

Place

Strasbourg

Opéra
Dates
Dec 08Dec 16, 2023
Prices
6-52€
Duration
1h30
Age limit
From 6 years
Informations

Sans entracte.
Pièce pour l’ensemble de la compagnie.
Spectacle présenté avec des musiques enregistrées.

Une courte introduction vous est proposée 30 min. avant chaque représentation pour vous familiariser avec l’œuvre.


En partenariat avec France 3 Grand Est

Cast

Chorégraphie et lumières Mario Schröder Musiques Kurt Schwertsik, Peteris Vasks, John Adams, Samuel Barber, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Charlie Chaplin, Hans Werner Henze, Charles Ives, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Colin Matthews, Alfred Schnittke, Richard Wagner Décors et costumes Paul Zoller CCN • Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin

Presentation

His name is synonymous with cinema and his Tramp character—in his battered old bowler hat, twirling cane and oversized shoes—is one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures. Charlie Chaplin’s life is the epitome of the American Dream. After a poverty-stricken childhood in London’s East Lane, he made it over to California where his talent, sensitivity and mastery of slapstick earned him global stardom. From Modern Times to The Great Dictator, his films combine laughter and tears with the hatred and terror of the dramatic events that inspired them. Of all the geniuses to grace the silver screen, he is perhaps the most universal and timeless.

Added to the OnR’s repertory in 2018, this is the first ballet to take Charlie Chaplin as its subject. German choreographer Mario Schröder looks beyond the fate and personality of this giant of cinema to sensitively contemplate Chaplin’s place in society, his view of the world and the excesses of technology and totalitarian politics. A classic family show worthy of repeat viewings, shining the bright lights of Hollywood over the end-of-year festivities.

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