In his new piece, Angelin Preljocaj reveals the mosaic of feelings associated with the loss of a loved one. In a sensitive and stirring act, he turns the requiem into a celebration of life in which all our humanity is embodied in a striking ritual of memorial.
Creation 2024
Piece for 19 dancers
Choreography Angelin Preljocaj
Music György Ligeti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, System of a Down, Johann Sebastian Bach, Hildur Guonadóttir, chants médiévaux (anonymous), Olivier Messiaen, Georg Friedrich Haas, Jóhann Jóhannsson, 79D
Light Éric Soyer
Costumes Eleonora Peronetti
Video Nicolas Clauss
Set Adrien Chalgard
Assistant, deputy artistic director Youri Aharon Van den Bosch
Artistic assistant Cécile Médour
Choreologist Dany Lévêque
Dancers Lucile Boulay, Elliot Bussinet, Araceli Caro Regalón, Leonardo Cremaschi, Lucia Deville, Isabel García López, Mar Gómez Ballester, Paul-David Gonto, Béatrice La Fata, Tommaso Marchignoli, Théa Martin, Víctor Martínez Cáliz, Ygraine Miller-Zahnke, Max Pelillo, Agathe Peluso, Romain Renaud, Mireia Reyes Valenciano, Redi Shtylla, Micol Taiana
Production Ballet Preljocaj
Coproduction La Villette - Paris, Chaillot - Théâtre National de la danse, Festival Montpellier Danse 2024, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Vichy Culture-Opéra de Vichy
World premiere May 17 2024 Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence (France)
Photography Didier Philispart