Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is a well-known Belgian choreographer and dancer. He is known for his innovative and boundary-pushing approach to dance, drawing inspiration from a variety of cultural influences. Cherkaoui has collaborated with renowned dance companies and artists around the world, creating mesmerizing and thought-provoking performances. His unique choreographic style combines elements of contemporary dance, ballet, and various traditional forms of dance. Cherkaoui’s work often explores themes of identity, spirituality, and cultural diversity. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the world of dance. With his distinctive artistic vision, Cherkaoui continues to captivate audiences and push the boundaries of contemporary dance.
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Presented in the famous Cour d’Honneur du Palais des Papes choreaographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet have joined forces with visual artist Antony Gormley to create “Babel 7.16” (words), a dance performance that explores language and its relationship with nationhood, identity and religion. Taking the tale of ‘The Tower of Babel’ as its starting…
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A nine dancers piece created for the Paris Opera ballet in very special circumstances, in close collaboration with renowned visual artist JR, composer and pianist Koki Nakano and dancer Aimilios Arapoglou. In June 2020, Aurelie Dupont, the director of The Paris Opera Ballet is facing a disastrous consequence of the Covid 19 crisis. The 2019-2020…
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Firmly entrenching the Paris Opera Ballet in today’s multifaceted world, Aurélie Dupont, Director of Dance, has invited four contemporary choreographers to the Palais Garnier. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet, the two Belgian choreographers who created Boléro in 2013, return to the House, each presenting a new work, the former to music by Woodkid, the…
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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 us a unique philosophical perception of the world. More than a choreographer, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui…
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Star choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and rising talent Jeroen Verbruggen create groundbreaking new choreographies to works composed and arranged by the beloved French composer Maurice Ravel at the Royal Ballet Flanders. Maurice Ravel has been an inspiration to artists of all stripes for more than a century. In this filmed performance featuring the Royal Ballet…
