Follies
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and…
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Elements
Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui‘s show offers a profound reflection on our intimate connection with the world around us. From putting mathematics in movement to Ravel’s Boléro as a dance of death, Cherkaoui transcends the boundaries of the stage to offer…
Three works by Scapino Ballet
While the leaves are blowing While the leaves are blowing is an ode to them for who it seems impossible to find the right partner. Are we too critical when it comes to finding the perfect partner? Is it a…
Dona Nobis Pacem
“Dona Nobis Pacem” – give us peace. This title is of great importance to me – even at the risk of seeming naïve, sentimental or even pretentious. In light of the constant and growing tensions in our world, this thought…
Noé
In choosing the myth of Noé as inspiration, Thierry Malandain again looks at the themes which are dear to him: Humanity and its future, destiny, the environment. Water, by turns a destructive or life-giving element, is envisaged here as that…
La Ronde
La Ronde, wrote by Arthur Schnitzler tells the story about couples inextricably linked to each other at the same time as when the Grand Palais was under construction. In 1900, the venue opened its doors. Two opposites are at work…
The Sleeping Beauty
In this interpretation, Sleeping Beauty lives in isolation in a world shaped by hedonism, in which he creates a social panorama in a kind of chamber play. Only through a fall does she land on the ground of facts. She…