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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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