{"id":35682,"date":"2016-11-28T04:33:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T11:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=35682"},"modified":"2017-05-05T00:26:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T07:26:36","slug":"ballet-du-grand-theatre-de-geneve-to-perform-in-tel-aviv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=35682","title":{"rendered":"Ballet du Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Gen\u00e8ve to Perform in TLV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ballet du Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Gen\u00e8ve, under the artistic direction of Philippe Cohen, is one of the most exciting dance companies I’ve seen in recent years. They will be performing an intriguing program of two works by leading contemporary choreographers: Lux<\/em> by Ken Ossola and Glory<\/em> by Andonis Foniadakis. Performances will take place at the Israeli Opera \u2013 Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center on December 19 \u2013 22, 2016.<\/p>\n

Lovers of Handel, this is your moment to delight in the ballet. Glory<\/em>, choreographed by Andonis Foniadakis is an entrancing spectacle, opening with a lone dancer in a sheer black gown emerging from the mists. Moving like a sorceress, she summons up visions: a series of vignettes that gather momentum as the dance develops. Each scene with different configurations of dancers, mood and movement, creating layers of color and sensation, from the spectacular vision of the dancer with her many-paneled skirt held aloft by a bevy of attendants, to the people\u2019s celebration of Handel’s \u201cHallelujah Chorus\u201d performed in costumes reminiscent of street clothes. Born in Crete, Andonis Foniadakis heads his own dance company in addition to creating choreography for other companies and projects, including Darren Aronofsky’s film\u00a0Noah<\/em>.<\/em>
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