PIT
Direction
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
Music
Celeste Oram & Jean Sibelius
Choreography
In collaboration with the Paris Opera Ballet dancers:
Heloise Jocqueviel, Takeru Coste, Alexandre Gasse, Awa Joannais, Axel Ibot, Marion Gautier de Charnacé, Julien Guillemard, Jack Gasztowtt, Hugo Vigliotti, Theo Ghilbert, Yvon Demol, Caroline Osmont, Loup Marcault, Antonin Monie, Clemence Gross, Julliet Hilaire, Maxime Thomas, Laurene Levy, Mickael Lafon
Costume Design
Pieter Mulier
Scenography
Christian Friedlander
Lighting Design
John Torres
Dramaturgy
Jonathan Fredrickson
Choreographic Assistants
Doug Letheren, Nitzan Ressler, Ori Ofri
Commissioned by Opera National de Paris
Premiered March 2023, at the Garnier, Opéra National de Paris, France
Duration
65 minutes
Photos by Yonathan Kellerman / OnP
PRESS
"A contemporary and powerful vision filled with heightened tension... Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber demonstrate their ability to blur the line between dance and theater, immersing the audience in an evocative, tribal atmosphere"
— Journal La Terrasse
"the stage becomes a place of heightened tension and raw emotion... merge the haunting lyricism of ballet with the guttural power of contemporary dance...visceral intensity"
— Dance Enthusiast
“Beautifully performed by 19 dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet, PIT received public acclaim at its premiere... The wrenching Violin Concerto by Jean Sibelius, wrapped in the sonic haze of Celeste Oram, contributes significantly to the allure of this darkly seductive piece.”
— Le Monde
"the dancers are not idealized images of perfection but real, flawed beings whose hopes, fears and inadequacies are exposed to us through performance."
— NY Times
"Two choreographers who emerged from Ohad Naharin's Batsheva Dance Company, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber deliver a wild and rebellious creation... Love, death, passion, nature, solitude, fear: these are the deeply emotional themes the dancers grapple with..."
— Le Figaro
"Their version of Gaga comes with a special attention to the hands, which provide the impetus for many interactions, whether they’re caressing, pushing back or pointing to the floor."
— Financial Times