The Paris Opera Ballet Dancing Offstage: Work, Grace, and Race

The spaces in which amateur and professional dancers practiced their art greatly changed during the Covid-19 pandemic due to the closures of theaters and dance studios, yet dance continued to bring people together online. This article studies the media presence of the Paris Opera Ballet (POB) betwee...

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Published in:French politics, culture and society culture and society, 2022-06, Vol.40 (2), p.90-115
Main Author: Nunn, Tessa Ashlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ballet
Ballet companies
Ballets
COVID-19
Dance
Dance studios
Dancers
Dancers & choreographers
Dancing
Epidemics
France
Health aspects
Klapisch, Cedric
Online education
Opera
Pandemics
Professional dancers
Race
Racism
Social aspects
United Kingdom
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Summary:The spaces in which amateur and professional dancers practiced their art greatly changed during the Covid-19 pandemic due to the closures of theaters and dance studios, yet dance continued to bring people together online. This article studies the media presence of the Paris Opera Ballet (POB) between March 2020 and May 2021 to analyze how the aesthetic and moral concept of grace has evolved. During this difficult year, dance took on a therapeutic role as POB dancers offered free online classes and performed in video work, in addition to taking on a political role as discussions about racism in ballet sparked public debates.
ISSN:1537-6370
1558-5271
DOI:10.3167/fpcs.2022.400206