Behind the scenes at the Palais Garnier, the story of a family caught up in history.
Paris, 1941, Émile and Lazare have the Palais Garnier as their playground. Lazare dreams of becoming a principal dancer; as for Émile, in a city occupied by German troops, it’s another kind of star he must wear.
Paris, 2022, Anna, daughter of Pâris Besson, principal dancer, and granddaughter of Lazare, wants to embody the leading role of her life, even if it means disrupting the fragile balance of her clan.
Aurélien Benoilid was born in 1981 in Strasbourg, France. President of the European Bioethics Forum and neurologist, he publishes in 2019, an essay entitled Non, ce n’est pas que dans votre tête ! (published by Marabout Editions), in which he denounces a brutal medicine, which is practiced in the denial of the psychic part of the human being.
For the past 20 years, Aurélien has formed a passionate and committed couple with Maud Nisand.
Maud Nisand was born in 1980. Specialized in civil and criminal law, she is a lawyer at the bar of Strasbourg. She has always had a passion for dance, which she practices assiduously.
For 20 years, Maud has been a passionate and committed couple with Aurélien Benoilid.
