Joyful farewell at the Paris Opera for star ballerina Dorothée Gilbert

The dancer, who chose 'L'Histoire de Manon,' created in 1974 by Kenneth MacMillan, for her final ballet at the Palais Garnier ...

Sparkling Diary First Paris Opera Ballet of the Season: 'L'Histoire de Manon'

I went to see the Paris Opera Ballet for the first time in the 2026-27 season✨This time it was 'L'Histoire de Manon'. It is ...

Dorothée Gilbert, étoile at the Paris Opera: 'You don't prepare for farewells, you just deal with them!'

The dancer, now 43, will take her final bow on October 15. In an interview with Le Monde, she reflects on this milestone and the importance of passing on her craft.
Pointe Magazine

Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Dorothée Gilbert Prepares to Say Goodbye

Paris Opéra Ballet étoile Dorothée Gilbert has come to embody the French classical style over her 26-year career. She gives her farewell performance in Manon on October 15.
Moviefone

Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon

First performed in 1974 and celebrating its 40th anniversary, this production is the second in this year’s season following The Royal Ballet’s. In Regency Paris, bourgeois society gorges itself on ...
London Theatre

'Manon' review — a lavish production of Kenneth Macmillan's tender, morally complex ballet

Read our review of *Manon*, now in performances at the Royal Opera House to 19 November. Read more theatre reviews on ...

Sarah Lamb and 'Manon': Unraveling the Essence of Dramatic Ballet

The Royal Ballet will perform Kenneth MacMillan's 'Manon' from October 13 to November 25 (*1). Royal Ballet Principal Sarah ...