PARTY LIGHTS

Marie-Antoinette Electro

From all accounts, last night's midnight-to-dawn Grand Bal Masqué in the Orangerie and gardens of the Château de Versailles was an electro-blast. A baroque costume and mask were obligatory for the paying guests who were limited to 1500 persons. The event and its choreographed spectacles were conceived by  Blanca Li, an Andalusian choreographer, film director, dancer and actress based in Paris.

 Photos courtesy of Pierre Lechanteux.

©2012 P.B. Lecron

MASQUERADE

Une nuit blanche au Château de Versailles

At this very moment un bal masqué in the gardens of the Château de Versailles is about to begin. Period costumes and masks are obligatory for the "Marie-Antoinette Electro" event which will last from sunset til sunrise. Smart phone photo courtesy of Pierre Lechanteux.


Vocabulary
une nuit blanche:  a sleepless night; literally a white night
un bal masqué:  a masked ball, masquerade
un loup:  here, an eye mask; also a wolf
un masque:  a mask

©2012 P.B. Lecron