Programmation

A choreographic and theatrical investigation into family relationships.

Mulïer is a piece of dance on stilts performed by five amazons who, in a tribute to all women, deliver a ballet featuring moments of unison and dazzling bursts of energy.

Channelling the groove of his home city Lagos, the Nigerian choreographer revisits 1970s afrobeat with today’s hip hop, dance hall and funky house.

Fusing theatre and dance, this bold and essential new work addresses the issue of emancipation, with five young dancers in the process of turning professional.

South African choreographer Robyn Orlin reconnects with French singer Camille in her new piece, a concert/performance of riveting emotional power.

After The Great Tamer, Dimitris Papaioannou, whose every creation carries a sublime and impactful force, is once more likely to make a big impression. The best-known contemporary Greek choreographer is again taking on the challenge of an international production.

Yuval Pick, who heads the National Choreography Centre of Rillieux-laPape, has long approached his output as an exploration of the ties between dance and music. Vocabulary of need deepens this continuum, drawing on Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita No.2 in D minor (BWV 1004) for solo violin.

The mother of African contemporary dance, who has just won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, reminds us that “a rootless tree cannot grow” in this autobiographical solo directed by Mikaël Serre.

In the spring of 2020, from an impossibility, the program Danser Encore was imagined by Julie Guibert, the new director of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon.

Ioannis Mandafounis seizes La Tornade, a monumental installation made out of paper, to propose two pieces: one interpreted by the young Ballet of the CNSMD of Lyon, the other, an original experimental duo.

With Entropic Now, Christophe Haleb creates a poetic, underground urban space where young people express their vision of another society to an immersed audience.

Who are today’s teenagers? What do they desire, and how do they see their future? This compelling video installation offers some answers.

Create your own avatar and step onto a digital dancefloor!

In this piece, joy is postulated as both a resistive force and a creative potential.