For more than a hundred years, the story between CHANEL and dance has kept on being written thanks to a common set of values, such as freedom of movement, passion and transmission.
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PARIS OPERA OPENING GALA
FOR THE 2026-2027 DANCE SEASON
CHANEL—Major Patron of the Paris Opera—reaffirms its long-lasting ties with dance, first initiated by Gabrielle Chanel, and continues a dialogue rooted in shared values: freedom of movement and a passion for creativity.
During the “Défilé du Ballet”, the “Étoile” dancers have worn tutus and tiaras designed by CHANEL since 2021; the Junior Ballet, too, has worn tutus designed by the House since 2025. CHANEL also imagined costumes for Rings of Saturn by Juliano Nuñes, which premiered on this occasion.
Major Patron of the Paris Opera since 2023, and Exceptional Patron of the Paris Opera’s Renovation since 2025, CHANEL is proud to support the Paris Opera Opening Gala for the 2026-2027 dance season. The House has been a Patron of the Gala since 2018.
In Kuala Lumpur
with the Paris Opera
Major Patron of the Paris Opera since 2023, CHANEL is proud to support this major dance institution for its tour in Kuala Lumpur where Paris Opera dancers gave two representations on 18th and 19th of November.
On this occasion and as Founding Patron of the Paris Opera Junior Ballet, CHANEL imagined the costumes of the dancers aged between 18 and 23 for their performances in the ballet “Eternal Rift” in Kuala Lumpur, choreographed by Julian Nicosia.
The Paris Opera Junior Ballet, created in 2024, is a new company with dancers recruited through competition for a two-year professional training contract. Envisaged as a hothouse for young talents, the Paris Opera Junior Ballet addresses several challenges: diversifying the profiles of dancers, promoting their professional integration, and strengthening the notion of openness to audiences through tours and outreach activities, all while continuing the Paris Opera’s three-century-old savoir-faire. Throughout their training, the young artists will deepen their mastery of the Paris Opera’s classical and contemporary repertoire and gain stage experience in performances at home and on tour in France and abroad.
Other ballets from the repertoire were performed by the Junior Ballet alongside Étoile dancers Sae-Eun Park and Roxane Stojanov, Premier danseur Francesco Mura, and Sujet Antonio Conforti: Allegro Brillante by George Balanchine, À La Manière De... by Jean-Guillaume Bart, Gisele’s Act II “pas de deux”, and Mi Favorita by José Martinez.
By supporting the Paris Opera Junior Ballet, CHANEL continues its commitment to the next generations of talents and strengthens its ties with dance.
Rehearsals and savoir-faire photographs by Erwann Petersen
Major Patron of the Paris Opera since 2023, Founding Patron of the Paris Opera Junior Ballet since 2024, and Exceptional Patron of the Paris Opera’s Renovation, CHANEL perpetuates its historical links with dance on the occasion of the Opening Gala for the 2025/26 dance season.
