Ballet "Mireille" in a choreography by Jean-Charles GIL  after the poem by Frédéric Mistral and a musical suite by Raoul LAY after the opera by Charles Gounod.

The show was filmed from the Théâtre des Salins, the national scene, in Martigues on January 11 and 12, 2007.

Performers :

Le ballet d’Europe

Greeted by Alphonse de Lamartine as “the transfiguration of nature and the human heart”, Mireille was soon adapted into a three act opera by the composer Charles Gounod… Inspired by Mistral’s poem, with this creation Jean-Charles GIL rediscovers the essence of Greek tragedy and fully embraces the narrative nature of the ballet. Charles Gounod’s opera is reworked and turned into a ballet suite by Raoul Lay, director of the Télémaque Ensemble.

Mireille is a homage to Provence, the birthplace and home of the Ballet d’Europe and the source of Jean-Charles GIL’s inspiration.