In a tribute to this choreographer who died fifteen years ago, the Paris Opera Ballet presents three works initially created during the seventies and which all shine with equal choreographic and musical intensity.

The mythical Boléro espouses Ravel’s eponymous score. Surrounded by dancers, alone on a table, the principal performer – male or female – is transported by the voluptuous rhythms into an erotic and hypnotic dance that is like a vibrant call to life.  

For The Firebird, an ode to youth designed for the company’s dancers, the choreographer took up Stravinsky’s powerful score bringing out its quintessence. Young “partisans” recharge their ardour and their energy at the well‑spring of life represented by the Firebird.

Finally, Le Chant du compagnon errant, written for two male dancers, is an intimate work to a song cycle by Mahler highlighting all the rigour and grace of Béjart’s language.

The Paris Opera Ballet Étoiles, Soloists and Corps de Ballet
The Paris Opera Orchestra

A coproduction of the Paris Opera and Telmondis, with the participation of France Télévisions, the support of the CNC and the Fondation Orange, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts.

Director: Louise Narboni
© Opéra national de Paris - Telmondis - 2023