Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (15)
At Theatr Mwldan September 3 – 12
It’s Paris, 1913, and at the Theatre Des Champs-Elysées, Igor Stravinsky premieres his controversial ballet The Rite Of Spring. Coco Chanel is mesmerized…But the revolutionary work is too modern: the enraged audience boos. A near riot ensues. Seven years later, Coco Chanel meets Stravinsky again – a penniless refugee living in exile after the Russian Revolution. The attraction between them is immediate and electric. Coco offers Stravinsky and his family the use of her villa in Garches so that he will be able to continue his work. And so a passionate, intense love affair between two fascinating creative giants begins, inspiring the pair to new artistic heights.
Following on from last year’s successful release of Coco Before Chanel, Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (15) is an elegant and sensual film, which had the full support of Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel who made their archives and collections available to the production. Chanel lent several original garments and accessories to be worn by Mademoiselle Anna Mouglalis in the role of Mademoiselle Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld specially created a ‘timeless’ suit and an embroidered evening dress for the scene recreating the legendary and scandalous 1913 performance of The Rite Of Spring. In order to recreate the world of Coco Chanel as faithfully as possible, Chanel also granted the film makers full access to its archives and to Coco Chanel’s celebrated apartment at 31, rue Cambon, Paris.
See Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (15) at Theatr Mwldan from Friday 3rd September . To book seats, call the Box Office on 01239 621200 or go on-line to www.mwldan.co.uk
