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6:00pm		 May 8, 2011
Béjart Ballet Lausanne

Guest performance


Duration: 2 hrs 15 min.

 

Programme of the evening:

1. Aria
    Choreography: Gil Roman
    Music: J.S. Bach, Nine Inch Nails, Melponem, Inuit traditional chants
    Original music: Thierry Hochstätter & Jean‐Bruno Meier (CityPercussion)
    Costumes: Henri Davila
    Lights: Dominique Roman
    Premiere: Théâtre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, December 20, 2008
    Béjart Ballet Lausanne

2. Le Chant du Compagnon Errant
    Pas de deux
    Choreography: Maurice Béjart
    Music: Gustav Mahler
    Premiere: Forest National Brussels, March 11, 1971
    Rudolf Nureev, Paolo Bortoluzzi
    Ballet du XXe siècle

3. Ce que l'Amour me dit (What Love Tells Me)
    Choreography and stage direction: Maurice Béjart
    Music: Gustav Mahler (3rd Symphony: 4th, 5th & 6th movements)
    Costumes: Judit Gombar
    Premiere: Monte Carlo Opera House, December 24, 1974
    Jorge Donn, Luciana Savignano, Angèle Albrecht, Niklas Ek, Michel Gascard
    Ballet du XXe Siècle

 

 

Béjart Ballet Lausanne is the ballet company of the late Maurice Béjart (1927-2007) with which, from 1987, the famous French choreographer continued the work of his legendary Brussels-based Ballet of the 20th Century. Today the company is run by Gil Roman – Béjart’s student and a former soloist of the Ballet of the 20th Century. The dancers from Lausanne continue to win the hearts of audiences all over the world with ballet programmes composed of the great master’s most valuable works. 


Photo: 1-4 Aria ©         Francette Levieux, 5-7 Ce que l'amour me dit © Doron Chmiel
       
      

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