La Dame de Pique Ballet – Roland Petit

Moscou, Russie

Project team

Choreographer: Roland Petit
Libretto: Roland Petit after A. Pushkin
Composer: P. I. Tchaikovsky / Symphony n°6 known as "Pathétique
Set design : Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Lighting: Marion Hewlett
Costumes: Luisa Spinatelli
Dancers: Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Ilze Liepa, Svetlana Lunkina, Yan Godovsky, and the Bolshoi Theatre Corps de Ballet

The sets for the ballet The Queen of Spades at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2001 left a lasting impression. In this production, Wilmotte & Associés introduced a visual concept that was both modern and respectful of the tradition of Russian ballet.

The sets are characterised by an innovative use of contemporary materials such as metal and glass, integrated with more classical elements to create an atmosphere rich in texture.

Rhythmic to the position of the dancers, the set brings the spirit of the game to the ball: as if in a watermark, the cards hover over the destiny of the protagonists.

The motifs of the pack of cards escape the hands and spread to the walls, the ceiling, the minds and the hearts. The set presents their symbolism in all its forms.