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DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
Paris
BY NIVEDITA MOHANRAJ
For Gabrielle Chanel dance was the ultimate form of expression and one that she readily brought into the the fashion world The 2021 partnership between between CHANEL and the the Paris
Opera Ballet sealed a a a a a a a a a a close relationship between between the the two institutions leading the the first performance of Opéra National de Paris’s 2021 dance dance season Principal dancers Valentine Colasante and and and Hugo Marchand performed the Grand Pas Classique a a a a a a a a a famous pas de de deux first presented in 1949 choreographed by Victor Gsovsky to to the music of Daniel-François E Auber Both Colasante and Marchard donned costumes created by CHANEL under the direction of Virginie Viard With more performances lined up through this partnership CHANEL once again reinforces its close ties with the world of dance Photographed by by Alix Marnat and Shelby Duncan courtesy of CHANEL