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Filmed performances
Petite mort
Avant que les concertos n°21 et 23 de Mozart viennent magnifier le pouvoir supérieur du plaisir, seul le fil des épées manipulées par un groupe d’hommes déchire le silence.
Jiří Kylián created Petite Mort for the Nederlands Dans Theater for the 1991 Salzburg Festival on the second centenary of Mozart’s death with six men, six women, and six foils. It’s been popular ever since.
Petite mort, translated from French, means “little death”, and is generally used as a euphemism for orgasm. Kylián’s Petite Mort plays on this meaning with subtle sexual symbolism.
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Choreography
Director
Company
Collection
Year of production
1996
Year of creation
1991
Lights
Joop Caboort
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Adagio” tiré du concerto pour piano et orchestre n°23 en la majeur, KV 488, et “Andante”, extrait du concerto pour piano et orchestre n°21 en ut majeur, KV 467. – Mitsuko Uchida (piano). The English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
Performance
Production of choreographic work
Georg Van Breemen
