A masterpiece of the Enlightenment, Les Indes galantes is a sparkling entertainment. Yet Rameau’s first opera ballet also testifies to the ambiguous view held by Europeans concerning other peoples – Turks, Incas, Persians, “Savages”. In 2017, film director Clément Cogitore made an explosive and critically acclaimed film adaptation of an extract from Les Indes galantes in collaboration with the Krump dancers.
Producer
TELMONDIS
Co-production
Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis, Arte France, Mezzo
Country
France
Directed by
François-René Martin
Duration
110 minutes
Year of production
2019