Inside Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Photographic Exhibition

Monaco Takes New York (February 15-21, 2016), a week-long celebration of the Principality, will be showcasing some of the best Monaco has to offer. While Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will delight dance lovers with Cinderella at New York City Center, a companion exhibition of behind-the-scenes photographs at the New York headquarters of world-renowned auctioneers, Christie's, will take visitors on an intimate backstage tour.

On exhibition for the first time in the United States, twenty photographs by Monaco-born Alice Blangero take us Inside Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo as she captures the innermost moments of the company's work. While some of the photos focus on dancers waiting in the wings or backstage during a performance, most of them show the dancers during everyday rehearsals.

"That first phase of creation and rehearsal offers me proximity and an insight to the dancers and the choreographer that the stage doesn't allow," explained Blangero.

These limited edition prints, signed by the artist, are available for purchase*. A price list is available at Christie's front desk or via email at info@monaco-consulate.com. All proceeds will benefit Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. 

'Inside Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo' is part of the ‘Monaco Takes New York' series of events (February 15-21) presented by the Consulate General of Monaco and Monaco Government Tourist Office in New York, with the support of the Embassy of Monaco to the United States. Highlights of the week include four performances of Cinderella by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo at New York City Center (Feb. 18-20), with an opening night VIP reception hosted by Cartier, and Flavors of Monaco, a farm-to-table Monégasque culinary week with guest Chef Paolo Sari at Circo and Le Cirque restaurants (Feb. 15-20).'