Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Artists
Company
Founded in 1961, the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève has been shaped since its inception by major figures in the dance world, including George Balanchine, Oscar Araiz, Giorgio Mancini, and Philippe Cohen. The company has undergone significant transformations with the arrival of its new director and resident choreographer, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Credits
World Premiere November 13, 2024, Grand Théâtre de Genève
Co-producers Eastman, Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), Théâtres de la ville de Luxembourg, Tanz Köln , Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Grec Festival Barcelona 2025, Centre National des Arts (Ottawa).
Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Scenography Amine Amharech.
Costumes Amine Bendriouich.
Lighting Fabiana Piccioli
Music Jasser Haj Youssef.
Video Maxime Guislain.
Dramatist El Arbi El-Harti.
Sound design Alexandre Dai Castaing.
Rehearsal director Manuel Renard.
Choreographic assistants Pascal Marty, Patrick Williams Seebacher.
Musicians Jasser Haj Youssef - viole d’amour. Gaël Cadoux/Guillaume Poncelet - piano Rhodes. Yasamin Shahhosseini – Oud. Gabriele Miracle Bragantini – percussion.
Singers Mohammed El Arabi Serghini, Fadia Tomb El-Hage.
Dancers of Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève / Eastman.
Texts Jason Silva, Timothy Winter.
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Executive director Aviel Cahn.
Ballet director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Partner of Ballet du Grand Théâtre INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT.
With support from DANCE REFLECTIONS by Van Cleef & Arpels.
Peeping Tom has been making waves on the European dance scene since the early 2000s with its offbeat, genre- bending universe portrayed by extraordinary performers. An unconstrained imaginary world where horror and extravagance go hand in hand.
From the clouds to the depths of the ocean, the adventures of two illusionist dancers. A poetic coming-of-age story imagined by choreographer Philippe Saire, a pioneer of Swiss contemporary dance.
The new darling of the European dance scene, Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira presents his most ambitious work, celebrating the contemporary body with phenomenal intensity.
Acclaimed time and again by Danse Danse audiences, Hofesh Shechter and his formidable tribe take us on a dizzying dive, headfirst, into a fantasy world where dreams and reality collide. Quite an event!
At the forefront of European dance, Sofia Nappi displays her talent in an initiation rite with an irresistible groove, inspired by the famous puppet that has enchanted our childhood.
