PARIS When Valentine Colasante was called up to replace an injured dancer in the Paris Opera’s “Don Quixote”, a three-hour ballet that she had performed exactly once before, she didn’t even have time to be nervous.“You don’t have a choice, you just go. You have to save the show and you feel yourself growing wings and your strength grows tenfold with the adrenaline,” she told
When Valentine Colasante was called up to replace an injured dancer in the Paris Opera’s Don Quixote, a three-hour ballet that she had performed exactly once before, she didn’t even have time to be nervous. “You don’t have a choice, you just go. You have to save the show and you feel yourself growing wings and your strength grows tenfold with the adrenaline,” she said.
When Valentine Colasante was called up to replace an injured dancer in the Paris Opera's "Don Quixote", a three-hour ballet that she had performed exactly once before, she didn't even have time to be…
Marigny Opera Ballet, the resident dance company of the Marigny Opera House, will open its eighth season after an 18-month hiatus with the world premiere of “The New Orleans Jazz Nutcracker” on Friday. December 3rd. Set in Jackson Square on Christmas Eve, the full-length ballet features a commissioned score by legendary jazz artist Larry Sieberth and live accompaniment by his 10-piece jazz ensemble. Ballet Master Jarina Carvalho is choreographer.