Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release    
11/4/2009    
Director     Credit
Frederick Wiseman     Director
Cast     Credit
Marie-Agnès Gillot     Herself
Agnes Letestu     Herself
Production Credits     Credit
Pierre-Olivier Bardet     Producer
Frederick Wiseman     Producer
Francoise Gazio     Producer
Production Companies     Credit
Zipporah Films     Production Company
Ideale Audience     Production Company
Distribution Companies     Credit
Showgate, Inc.     Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Zipporah Films     Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sophie Dulac Productions     Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations      
Paris, France      
Film Camera     Credit
John Davey     Cinematographer
Film Sales Financing     Credit
Ideale Audience     Worldwide Distribution Sales
Sound     Credit
Frederick Wiseman     Sound
 Synopsis:
Examines one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, the Paris Opera Ballet. The camera roams the vast Palais Garnier, an opulent 19th-century building: from its crystal chandelier-laden corridors to its labyrinthine underground chambers, from its light-filled rehearsal studios to its luxurious theater replete with 2,200 scarlet velvet seats and Marc Chagall ceiling. LA DANSE devotes most of its time to watching impossibly beautiful young men and women rehearsing and or performing seven ballets.