The idea of creating a ballet came to Brigitte Lefèvre, the Ballet’s dance director, after reading Martine Kahane’s research about Degas’s 1881 sculpture ‘La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans’. Although numerous exhibitions, books and films had already been dedicated to Degas and dance until then, no choreographic work had ever really done so. Choreographer Patrice Bart and composer Denis Levaillant translated the intrinsic modernity of a 19th-century story into music and the language of the stage.

World premiere recording, live from the Opéra Garnier, Paris 2010

Original idea by Patrice Bart & Martine Kahane
Choreography by Patrice Bart
Music by Denis Levaillant

Cast:
- The Little Dancer: Clairemarie Osta
- The Etoile Dancer: Dorothée Gilbert
- The Ballet Master: Mathieu Ganio
- The Subscription Holder: José Martinez

Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, dts-HD Master Audio 5.1
Audio Language Bonus: FR
Subtitles Bonus: FR, EN, DE, ES, IT
Running Time: 112 mins + 20 mins (Bonus)
Picture Format: 16:9
Region free
Resolution: 1080i High Definition
Blu-ray Disc 25 GB (Single Layer)
FSK 0