Roman Makena

Roman Makena

Dust and Light

Spirituality and sensuality animate Dust and Light, an unforgettable production by American choreographer Alonzo King. The ballet offers a series of fascinating contrasts — it comprises fifteen pieces of contemporary dance, set to Baroque concerti by Arcangelo Corelli and religious…

The Neighbour

A lonely pianist on one side of a wall. A couple with domestic problems on the other. They can hear each other. This is a film about singles and couples, about the chance to start over again, about how music…

Kes: Reimagined

A retelling of the heartrending coming-of-age story of the relationship between a boy and a wild bird of prey, created by Barnsley-born choreographer Jonathan Watkins using dance, music and puppetry. Coinciding with the 50th-anniversary release of Ken Loach’s quintessentially British…

Blanche Neige

Snow White is a great romantic contemporary ballet, based on the Grimm brothers’ version of the fairytale. Angelin Preljocaj is working with all 26 dancers of the company on the most beautiful scores of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies. The costumes are…

New Works

Cassiopeia’s Garden Millions of years ago, an incomprehensible cosmic event occurred in the constellation Cassiopeia. The radio waves from this event are still perceptible today.Every event in our lives, even if it lies seemingly far in the past, poses the…

Acqua Alta

A journey in the imagery of water, with a stage performance, a pop-up book in augmented reality and an experience in virtual reality. Acqua Alta is a story. A woman, a man, a house. A daily routine, absurd and filled…

Fagin’s Twist

Fagin’s Twist is the untold story of a notorious and complex villain. It imagines Fagin’s youth, driven by greed and ambition in the face of overwhelming poverty. The streets are a place of little comfort and fairy-tale endings are hard…

C(h)œurs

For years, the tension between the group and the individual has been at the heart in Platel’s choreographic works. In C(h)œurs, he examines how “dangerously beautiful” a group can be, helped by his company of dancers and the Teatro Real…

GARDEN

Walerski’s choreography was inspired by the Piano Quintet in A minor by Camille Saint-Saëns. A romantic classical composition, at times a very daunting source of inspiration for Walerski, that greatly influenced his artistic choices.Directed by Louise Narboni, this documentary showcases…

One Flat Thing, reproduced

One Flat Thing is a play for 14 dancers and 20 tables on the music of Thom Willems. Unanimously acclaimed by the press, this work of a strong theatrical intensity oscillates between disorder and [symmetry]. This very powerful creation gives…