July 6-9 2011

Olivia Flatto
Chairman

Marina de Brantes
Honorary Chairman

Serena Lese
Carol Mack
Laura Zeckendorf
Vice Chairmen

Edward A. Reilly
President

Anne H. Bass
Jacques Bouhet
Randall Bourscheidt
Marina Couloucoundis
Mary Sharp Cronson
Michel David-Weill
Elizabeth Fondaras
Flavia Gale
James de Givenchy
F. Malcolm Graff, Jr.
Lucy Young Hamilton
Claude Janssen
Elisabeth de Kergorlay
Kinga Lampert
Emily Fisher Landau
Gretchen Leach
Pablo Legorreta
Jacques Leviant
Benjamin Millepied
Steven Pesner
Lee Radziwill
Sophie Schyler Thierry
Olga Geroulanos Votis
Gregory Annenberg
Weingarten
Robert Wilson
Cecile Zilkha
Trustees

Hal J. Witt
Director

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA & BALLET in association with LES ETES DE LA DANSE DE PARIS Summary of Paris Activities July 6 - 9, 2011
Wednesday, July 6
Day		Welcome reception hosted by the French government in honor of French-American cultural exchange.

Evening		Gala opening night performance of Miami City Ballet Special tribute to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins: Symphony in Three Movements (Balanchine-Stravinsky) Afternoon of a Faun (Robbins-Debussy) Tarantella (Balanchine-Gottschalk) Ballet Imperial (Balanchine-Tchaikovsky) A seated dinner will follow the performance in the Grand Foyer of the Théatre du Chatelet.
Thursday, July 7
Day		Departure for the Château de Versailles. Private visit of the Petit Trianon Palace, Marie-Antoinette’s theater and an exhibition of sculptures by Bernard Venet in the gardens. Lunch in Versailles.

Evenin		Cocktail reception to reopen the Salon Florence Gould following its renovation by the Florence Gould Foundation. Performance of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte at the Opéra National de Paris/Palais Garnier. Conductor: Philippe Jordan; with Elza Van Den Heever, Karine Deshayes, Matthew Polenzani and Paulo Szot; Orchestra and chorus of the Paris Opera. A buffet dinner will be served in the Salon Florence Gould during intermission and following the performance.
Friday, July 8
Day		Luncheon at the Hotel de Talleyrand, an historic 18th century landmark, designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel.

Evening		Performance at the Opéra National de Paris/Bastille of the Paris Opera Ballet’s world premiere of L’Anatomie de la Sensation with choreography by Wayne McGregor and music by Mark Anthony Turnage. Dinner with dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet and the Miami City Ballet will follow the performance in the theater’s Foyer Panoramique.
Saturday, July 9
Day		Departure for a country lunch in a private home near Paris.

Evening		Performance of Miami City Ballet at the Théatre du Chatelet: Square Dance (Balanchine-Corelli/Vivaldi) The Four Temperaments (Balanchine/Hindemith) In the Upper Room (Tharp/Glass) Farewell dinner at a traditional French bistro.
		Program subject to change.
		Cost per person: $5,000 ($3,000 tax-deductible). Travel arrangements and accommodations in Paris will be the responsibility of each participant; preferential rates at a number of top hotels will be available. For additional information, please contact Hal J. Witt, Director, at 212-439-1426 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .