Opera Ballet Vlaanderen at La Villette: a dialogue between generations of choreographers

From April 24 to 26, 2025, La Villette welcomes the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen for an exceptional program combining masterpieces of contemporary dance and an original creation by Jan Martens.

For the first time in France,Opera Ballet Vlaanderen presents a program that traces three generations of choreographers, weaving a subtle dialogue between tradition and renewal. After its Belgian premiere in spring 2024, this unique evening will bring together four leading contemporary dance works and a world premiere by Jan Martens.

At the heart of this program is a common thread: the exploration of the link between dance and music, where abstraction and virtuosity intersect in a striking balance.

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Trisha Brown, pioneer of postmodern dance, is honored with Twelve Ton Rose, a work in which the musical rigor ofAnton Webern is echoed in precise, minimalist movements. This emblematic piece illustrates Brown's search for a choreographic language freed from narrative constraints.

In a natural extension, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, influenced by Trisha Brown, inscribed her masterpiece Fase in this tradition. Set to hypnotic compositions by Steve Reich, this seminal piece in the Flemish repertoire deconstructs and reinvents movement in a fascinating interplay of acceleration and repetition.

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An emerging choreographer on the contemporary scene, Jan Martens reclaims the legacy of these two major figures, while infusing them with fresh energy. His piece ON SPEED (2021) stands out as a choreographic tour de force, in which extreme precision of gesture dialogues with intense bursts of light, creating a powerful sensory experience.

For this tour, Martens also presents a world premiere, GRACIELA QUINTET, inspired by the music of composer Graciela Paraskevaídis. True to his approach, he combines rigor and expressivity to explore the interactions between body and sound, in a choreographic style that oscillates between minimalism and dramatic power.

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This event is aimed at lovers of contemporary dance, curious to discover vibrant rereadings of the past and innovative proposals. With a program in which each piece resonates with the next,Opera Ballet Vlaanderen offers a fascinating journey through choreographic history, between heritage and new movement writing.

By combining iconic works with contemporary creation, this exceptional evening at La Villette, from April 24 to 26, 2025, promises an intense and captivating moment of dance. An encounter between the past, present and future of choreography, supported by exceptional performers and complementary artistic visions.

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