The famous Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo comes to the Megaron in Athens this Christmas, unravelling the story of Cinderella as we know it.
The ballet company’s distinguished choreographer and artistic director, Jean Christophe Maillot, peels back the layers from the well-known fairy-tale of Cinderella and focuses on the emotional world of the main heroine.
Cinderella performed by the Monte Carlo Ballet. Photograph: Alice Blangero/MCB
Freed from the notion of a glass slipper and pumpkin clichés, Maillot’s dynamic choreography reverses the traditions and moral of the story. The simply dressed, barefooted Cinderella claims the prince’s love without being dazzled by the affluence of his life. In the end, it is she who saves him from his mundane existence.
Cinderella performed by the Monte Carlo Ballet. Photograph: Alice Blangero/MCB
ABOUT THE MONTE CARLO BALLET
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo is the official national ballet company of Monaco. It was established in 1985 by the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Princess Grace of Monaco.
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