Preljocaj brings 'Snow White' to Sydney

One of France's most provocative dance companies, Ballet Preljocaj, is making its Sydney debut in June with a contemporary retelling of Snow White.

The company presented the work in 2016 in Brisbane at the Qld Performing Arts Centre International Series. Now Sydney viewers will have a chance to see the ballet.

The modern-day interpretation is a lush, full-length story ballet by the company's artistic director, Angelin Preljocaj. He has combined excerpts from Gustav Mahler's symphonies – from the same era as the original Grimm's tale – alongside an all-star roster of French collaborators including artist Thierry Leproust (set design) and the legendary haute couture designer Jean Paul Gaultier (costumes).


The Brisbane season collected the 2017 Helpmann Award for Best Ballet.


Born in Paris, Preljocaj studied classical ballet before turning to contemporary dance, eventually founding his own company in 1985. Since then he has created 50 choreographic works, ranging from solo to larger formations. Preljocaj regularly collaborates with other artists in various fields such as music (Goran Vejvoda, Air, Laurent Garnier, Granular Synthesis, Karlheinz Stockhausen), visual arts (Claude Lévêque, Subodh Gupta, Adel Abdessemed), design (Constance Guisset), fashion (Jean Paul Gaultier, Azzedine Alaïa), drawing (Enki Bilal) and literature (Pascal Quignard, Laurent Mauvignier).
 
This production is recommended for ages 12+

See Denise Richardson's review of the Brisbane season here.