L’Opéra

🏆 Ariane Labed won the Best Actress Award

At the world-renowned Paris Opera, Zoé, a 35-year-old Principal dancer with a dazzling career, has recently faltered: too many parties, lovers, anxieties. In danger of being laid off, Zoé will have to come to terms with the institution, her peers, and especially her own demons if she is to earn herself a second chance. Meanwhile, Flora, 19, a young black dancer, has just joined the company and has only a few months to carve out a place for herself and prove her mettle. And the flamboyant and ambitious Sébastien, 38, the new Director of Dance, wants to make the Paris Opera Ballet shine even brighter in the firmament of international dance.

Our take

With outstanding performances from Ariane Labed, Suzy Bemba, Raphaël Personnaz and the rest of the cast, the series guides us into the backstage of a famous company, seen through the portrait of two generations. An ode to the youth and to diversity, it is a new take on the opera… a must-see.