Ballet Preljocaj (FR)
Ballet Preljocaj – Pavillon Noir
Pavillon Noir Photo: © Ballet Preljocaj
Pavillon Noir – A place for Dance
The Pavillon Noir is the first production centre for dance, specifically built for the purpose it is to serve, where artists can both work on the entire creation process and as well as perform the work they have created. This film presents Ballet Preljocaj and the history of the centre.
“An architecture of steel and concrete. A glass skin which allows the outside world to gaze upon the genesis of dance as it is perfected day after day in the rehearsal studios, yet which saves the secret and the emotion of the performance for its 378-seat theatre, set deep within the building.
A place for dance, where creation is buttressed from the very first rehearsals to the flight of performance. A place, a home for the art of dance, whose constant struggle for its mere existence almost likens it to a martial art. Twenty years … that is the time it has taken for this lofty vessel to take shape, for the dreams, the energy, the determination, and the funding to come together. Twenty years … that is the time it has taken to finally have a place to share with you.”
– Angelin Preljocaj