Ponant has introduced an unique partnership with the Paris Opera (Opéra nationwide de Paris) for a themed voyage from Athens to Venice in 2024, based on a press launch.
The seven-night itinerary, August 1-8, 2024, on L’Austral, will welcome six dancers from the Opera’s ballet firm, together with prima ballerinas Valentine Colasante and Mathieu Ganio, for a program of performances each at sea and ashore, themed lectures, and introductory ballet lessons. Rates begin at $4,182 per individual based mostly on double occupancy.
The prima ballerinas and dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet will participate in two classes with friends, the place they may share particulars about their careers and what drives them, in accordance tot he firm.
There can even be two screenings of performances and excerpts from documentaries on dance, adopted by a dialogue. Ponant and the Paris Opera Ballet have additionally created two “danced lectures” involving rehearsing the pas de deux in entrance of an viewers, an invite to search out out what goes on behind the scenes when making ready a ballet.
To full this immersive onboard expertise, vacationers could have the chance to participate in an introductory classical ballet class with a dance trainer from the Paris Opera. The dancers will maintain two distinctive performances deliberate with extracts of the good classical and modern ballets within the Municipality Theatre of Corfu on August 3, 2024 and the Dubrovnik Theatre Marin Držić on August 5, 2024.
“What the Paris Opera Ballet and Ponant have in common is that both are driven by an all-consuming desire to share, to be open to others and the world. Through this partnership, they are offering travellers an opportunity to discover the Opera’s classical and contemporary dance treasures and to exchange views. It is an odyssey that I know in my heart will inspire the six dancers as they perform against a backdrop of theatrical Greek and Croatian landscapes,” mentioned Alexandre Neef, Director General of the Paris Opera.
“We are delighted and proud of the confidence and trust placed in us by the Paris Opera in forging this partnership. Dance has the power to unite, transport and invite people to share. It is the essence of Ponant’s Explore to Inspire philosophy. It is also in the spirit of the new collection of themes, Travel is an Art, for voyages ever richer in meaning and inspiration; and truly unforgettable moments,” added Hervé Gastinel, CEO of Ponant.