PRESS

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“A thunderous entry into the Paris Opera repertoire... The space opened up by directors Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber… is undoubtedly the strong point of this production. […] Twelve magnificent dancers, virtuoso and powerful, unleash in their flesh the spectacle of terrible confrontations.”

   — Le Monde

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“What an emotion!… Opera has the power to do good. And to re-enchant the world.”
   — Le Figaro

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“In a radically different register, Smith and Schraiber’s approach proves just as convincing. No video, just human beings who act, dance and sing in a breathtaking symbiosis.”

   — Télérama

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"The message is so strong in these troubled times that Satyagraha is one of the most ‘essential’ performances one can see on a stage, anywhere and at any time.”

   — Le Point

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“The historical figures fade, yet the political message remains timeless; the struggle against violence through endurance and resistance.”

   — Dìapason​

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“By entrusting the staging of Satyagraha to the duo formed by choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, the Paris Opera was betting on placing dance in majesty. It proves immensely powerful, expressing without artifice the confrontation between the bearers of peace and those who want to fight.”

   — La Croix

 

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“One senses the infinite breath of history and humanity emanating from the work.”
   — Bachtrack

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“The theatre becomes choreography — an embodied illustration of nonviolence.”

   — ClassiqueNews

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“A long-awaited conquest… crowned with undeniable success.”
   — La Terrasse

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“A very successful staging and choreography.”
   — Transfuge​

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“The precision and beauty of the movement transcend storytelling… A political and timeless language of bodies.”
   — Classykeo

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“Choreography of great beauty, performed with deeply committed expressivity.”
   — Première Loge

 

“A moment of grace and strangeness — deeply needed in our time.”
   — Artistik Rezo

 

“Non-violence lies in the way bodies move in relation to one another.”
   — Olytix​​