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Skateboarder and Ballerina Dance Through Louvre and Musée d'Orsay in Short Film

digital · 2026-04-27

French directors Tristan Helias and Marin Troude have released a short film titled Museum, shot at the Louvre and Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The film features a male skateboarder and a female ballet dancer performing alone at night against the backdrop of the museums' collections, including statues, columns, and paintings. They move to an original score by Max Richter and eventually meet in a romantic embrace. A statement from the Musée d'Orsay describes the film as a carefully orchestrated visual choreography where skateboarding becomes a new form of dance, elevated to the level of modern choreographic arts, and the union of the two bodies in motion represents love bringing together the stage and the street.

Key facts

  • Short film titled Museum by Tristan Helias and Marin Troude
  • Filmed at the Louvre and Musée d'Orsay in Paris
  • Features a skateboarder and a ballet dancer
  • Original score by Max Richter
  • Filmed at night, alone in the museums
  • The two performers meet in a romantic embrace
  • Musée d'Orsay issued a statement about the film
  • Film described as visual choreography elevating skateboarding to dance

Entities

Artists

  • Tristan Helias
  • Marin Troude
  • Max Richter

Institutions

  • Louvre
  • Musée d'Orsay
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

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