JUPITER – Manuel Garrido x Opéra National de Paris

Jupiter is more than a ballet—it’s a constellation of personal history. Choreographer Manuel Garrido describes his work as “a collage of my life: my experiences, my memories, my inspirations… a little piece of me.” Set to the grandeur of Holst’s The Planets, the piece orbits two luminous ideas: the cosmic mystery of its namesake and the intimate gravity of childhood.

Our costume commission for Jupiter emerged as an evolution of our Frequency range. Manuel was immediately drawn to the visual language of the collection, feeling it closely mirrored the atmosphere he had envisioned for his work. We adapted elements from the original range—altering the colours, silhouettes, and prints—to create something tailored to Jupiter, while retaining the essence of the original designs.

The vibrant orange tones—a nod to both Jupiter’s swirling storms and Garrido’s own memories—brought warmth and a sense of otherworldly energy to the stage. The print itself, made up of fluid, wavy lines that bend, contract, and intersect, became a metaphor for movement, memory, and emotional complexity. As the dancers move, these shifting lines seem to pulse and react—suggesting the ebb and flow of gravity, identity, and inner tension.

The makeup adds another layer of storytelling, with structured elements placed on the face to reflect the emotional constraints Manuel references in the work. Yet, as the performance unfolds, these constraints soften, mirroring the ballet’s invitation to look beyond surface impressions and into deeper truths.

For Jupiter, we created garments that balanced astral scale with human sensitivity. It was a fusion of the celestial and the personal—a continuation of the Frequency world, reimagined through a new lens.

 

Production Credits

Choreography: Manuel Garrido

Music: Gustav Holst

Costume Design: Keto Dancewear

Dancers:  Clara Mousseigne, Elizabeth Partington, Rémi Singer-Gassner, Manuel Garrido

Lighting: Tom Klefstad
Photo Credits: Julien Benhamou