See Chanel Costume for Ballet Opera Digital Ballet Opening Gala

The two faced the large room as if nearly two thousand seats had been filled. In fact, they spoke to just a camera. At the beginning of the program, as of 1946, the Défilé– A parade of the 154 dancers that make up the Paris Opera Ballet and over 100 of the company’s ballet schools. It’s a simple parade, bringing the company en masse audience. From the score (Hector Berlioz’s Marche Troyenne) to the position of the dancers, the piece has remained unchanged for decades. This year, however, will stand out among the rest as the dancers’ first appearance with a face mask on them – a safety measure but also an interesting reminder of the times we spend wait now.

Next came a new show for the Paris Opera Ballet where new costumes from the Chanel house were paid out. The dance, Grand Pas Classique, as one of the most famous dance writers Victor Gsovsky. Her movements are subtracted to determine the size of a ballerina’s abilities and it has a detail that is perfect for a fashion show – a midnight velvet blue leotard and a tutu embellished with dazzling Maison Lesage stars and constellations.

Jerome Robbin’s At night followed. It follows three dance couples who each celebrate a different level of love – from discovery to bliss to despair. In the first pair, even mid-catch, the dancers seem to feel sorry for the other. What was described in the program as an avalanche representation of fouettés and pirouettes—The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude by William Forsythe. It is a piece by five dancers, three of whom are dressed up in modern tutu with a trampoline kick in a chartreuse – like color.

When each piece closed, the dancers stopped and made a bow. Applause, flowers and curtain calls were felt to be not great but what was lost could be made up in the camera work. The front row orchestra chair could not get as close to the dancers as a ticket to this streaming gala. The close-up only adds to the experience and it was better to see those amazing, sleek suits by Chanel.