Vanessa Paradis, Charlotte Casiraghi, Lupita Nyong’o… the ballet of stars Paris Opera Gala

On the evening of October 1, 2024, the last day of Paris Fashion Week, the worlds of art and fashion converged at the Palais Garnier for the 10th Dance Gala. For ten years, in fact, celebrities, patrons, star dancers and passionate audiences have looked forward to this glamorous meeting of long gowns and tuxedos, the highlight of the Parisian school season.

Among the most notable guests was Vanessa Paradis, all dressed in fuchsia, accompanied by her mother. But also Charlotte Casiraghi, Virginie Ledoyen and Clemence Poesy. They also met that same morning at the Chanel spring-summer 2025 ready-to-wear show at the Grand Palais.

While stars Dorothe Gilbert, Guillaume Diop and Hugo Marchand graced the game for photographers, Alexandre Neef, director general of the Paris National Opera, and Jose Martinez, director of dance, welcomed culture minister Rachida Dati, who looked very elegant. in her black maxi skirt.

The program began with a traditional ballet parade, which brought together the stars, principal dancers, corps de ballet, students of the dance school and, for the first time this year, the Youth Ballet.

It continued with creativity Word for word by My’Kal Stromile, wearing Chanel dresses and two pieces by William Forsyth; ReorganizationA composition created in 2011, which entered the playlist in a new version, and Blake Works I:created for Opera Ballet in 2016 with electro music by James Blake.

Finally, the dancers performed for the first time. Dead end By Swedish choreographer Johan Inger, who questions the relationship between the group and the individual, to the colorful music of Ibrahim Maaluf and Amos Ben-Tal.

At the end of the show, around 750 guests shared a dinner signed by Pierre Toituto, James Henry, Sandra Millenhausen and Nicolas Rozier-Chabert.