“Using the music of French composer Léo Delibes, which exemplifies ballet music in the 19th century, I created a classical pas de deux—an entrée, an adagio, a variation for each dancer, and a coda. I’ve slipped in an extra touch of tender irony into the choreography of episodes of valor that are traditional fixtures in dance galas.”

• Choreography: José Carlos Martinez
• Music: Léo Delibes; extracts from La Source (1866), act II scène 16; scene and pas d’action 21 and variation, extract from Coppélia (1870), act III – “La Fileuse” (Le Travail) and “Galop Final”
• Costumes: Agnès Letestu
• Premier: March 16, 2003, L’Orangerie, Roissy en France ( with Isabelle Ciaravola et Bruno Bouché)