A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – when Bottom met Christian Lacroix

Opéra Bastille, Paris
Paris Opera Ballet deliver a beautifully chic but variable production of Balanchine’s classicGeorge Balanchine didn’t make many traditional story ballets. Narrative, you might say, was the least of his concerns. But in 1962 he lavished considerable love on his production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the New York City Ballet, set to an irresistible selection of compositions by Mendelssohn. This two-act work was secured for the Paris Opera Ballet