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In his contemporary version of Cinderella, Julien Lestel transposes the tale into a corporate world run by an authoritarian mother.<p> In his contemporary version of Cinderella, Julien Lestel transposes the tale to a corporate world ruled by an authoritarian mother. Here, Cinderella is a low-level employee, harassed and silenced by her stepmother and stepsisters, figures of female domination. Through a tense and expressive choreography, Lestel highlights the psychological violence she endures, but also her inner strength, ready to emerge.<br><br> The fairy godmother here becomes an inner voice, Cinderella's intimate conscience, helping her to articulate her desires for emancipation. The prince, a charismatic but fragile trader, embodies another form of solitude: their encounter is not a rescue, but a moment of mutual recognition, marked by equality and sincerity.<br><br> The stroke of midnight takes on a powerful psychological dimension: it echoes past harassment and still-raw wounds, more than a magical ending. The final reunion is not a "happy ending," but the beginning of a new beginning: Cinderella rises on her own, transformed.<br><br> The music, which blends Prokofiev with Ivan Julliard's electronic compositions, underscores this tension between the external world and inner self, tradition and modernity. Lestel thus delivers a powerful work about emancipation, identity, and the courage to rebuild oneself.</p>