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PIT

Direction 
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber

 

Music
Celeste Oram & Jean Sibelius

 

Choreography 
In collaboration with the Paris Opera Ballet dancers​

 

Costume Design 
Pieter Mulier

 

Scenography 
Christian Friedlander

 

Lighting Design 
John Torres

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Dramaturgy
Jonathan Fredrickson

Choreographic Assistants

Doug Letheren, Nitzan Ressler, Ori Ofri

Commissioned by Opera National de Paris

Premiered March 17, 2023 at the Garnier,

Opéra National de Paris, France

Duration

65 minutes


PRESS

"A contemporary and powerful vision filled with heightened tension... Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber demonstrate their ability to blur the line between dance and theater, immersing the audience in an evocative, tribal atmosphere"

   — Journal La Terrasse

"the stage becomes a place of heightened tension and raw emotion... merge the haunting lyricism of ballet with the guttural power of contemporary dance...visceral intensity"

   — Dance Enthusiast

“Beautifully performed by 19 dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet, PIT received public acclaim at its premiere... The wrenching Violin Concerto by Jean Sibelius, wrapped in the sonic haze of Celeste Oram, contributes significantly to the allure of this darkly seductive piece.”

   — Le Monde

"the dancers are not idealized images of perfection but real, flawed beings whose hopes, fears and inadequacies are exposed to us through performance."

   — NY Times

"Two choreographers who emerged from Ohad Naharin's Batsheva Dance Company, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber deliver a wild and rebellious creation... Love, death, passion, nature, solitude, fear: these are the deeply emotional themes the dancers grapple with..."

   — Le Figaro

"Their version of Gaga comes with a special attention to the hands, which provide the impetus for many interactions, whether they’re caressing, pushing back or pointing to the floor."

   — Financial Times

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Photos by Yonathan Kellerman / OnP

The Broken Theater is a dance collective founded by directors and choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber 

CONTACT

Garen Scribner  —  garen@pilotmgmt.org

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