Rameau: Les Indes Galantes

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes (2016)

While the young people of Europe forsake Love to follow Bellone at war, Cupid sets out to shoot his arrows into the rest of the world. A masterpiece of the Enlightenment, Les Indes galantes is sparkling entertainment. Yet Rameau’s first opera‑ballet also bears witness to the Europeans’ ambiguous view of ‘savage’ cultures. The Belgian choreographer-director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui adapts Les Indes Galantes to a contemporary setting, where globalisation has transformed the notions of exoticism.

Date of release
2016-09-19
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Music
Director
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, François-René Martin

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