Clavigo Ballet – Roland Petit
Paris, France
With his innate gift for characterization, his sense of suspense, and his talent for the picturesque and the unexpected detail, Roland Petit (1924–2011) was one of the greatest storytellers in the history of 20th-century ballet. In 1999, he asked Jean-Michel Wilmotte to design sets for a new ballet, Clavigo, with music by Gabriel Yared that premiered at the Paris Opera. This was the first time Wilmotte confronted this type of exercise, although he had always been fascinated by stage design.
With his innate gift for characterization, his sense of suspense, and his talent for the picturesque and the unexpected detail, Roland Petit (1924–2011) was one of the greatest storytellers in the history of 20th-century ballet. In 1999, he asked Jean-Michel Wilmotte to design sets for a new ballet, Clavigo, with music by Gabriel Yared that premiered at the Paris Opera. This was the first time Wilmotte confronted this type of exercise, although he had always been fascinated by stage design.
I was passionate about theatre design. When you see at Les Amandiers, in Nanterre, that all you have to do is play with the light and make the sound of a little water to create the impression of a world, well there you have it, what it means to work on space,
I was passionate about theatre design. When you see at Les Amandiers, in Nanterre, that all you have to do is play with the light and make the sound of a little water to create the impression of a world, well there you have it, what it means to work on space,
