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LEÓN/LIGHTFOOT/VAN MANEN. Paris Opera Ballet
5 May 2019, Palais Garner, Paris This short and sparse triple bill, consisting of two works from the team of Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, along with a single work from Dutch master Hans van Manen, showed more than anything the extreme physicality of the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet. The men in particular displayed a muscularity that was