Triple Bill: Martens | Mandafounis | Sciarroni Lyon Opera Ballet
France
An outstanding selection of recent choreographies performed by Lyon Opera Ballet.
18 May—22 May
This programme of recent works by three different choreographers includes two outstanding solo pieces and a hypnotic group performance.
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Each piece presented in this Triple Bill offers a window into the mastery, versatility and daring that are so intrinsically part of Lyon Opera Ballet’s work.
Choreographers Jan Martens and Ioannis Mandafounis both present new solo works, custom-made for one of the dancers of the company. Martens’ is a choreographic explosion for dancer Kristina Bentz, where classical and contemporary worlds collide in an unexpected but harmonious blend of movement and music. Mandafounis gives space and freedom to the intelligence of dancer Yan Leiva's body, in a piece that contrasts meticulous choreography with improvisation.
Alessandro Sciarroni presents a mesmerising ensemble piece as the final work; a new version of a piece inspired by Tyrolean folk dance created in collaboration with Lyon Opera Ballet. In this recreation titled The Collection, Sciarroni tests the physical endurance of the dancers, creating a series of choreographic patterns that are both breathtaking and entrancing.
Enhance your Experience
Take a master class with Ioannis Mandafounis based on his solo work presented as part of this Triple Bill. In the master class, participants will explore the idea of instant composition and the physical and emotions elements that help us make choices in live situations. Suitable for professional dancers and advanced dance students. Find out more and book HERE.
Credits
- Period Piece (14mins)
- Choreography Jan Martens
- Dance and Artistic Collaboration Kristina Bentz
- Music Henryk Górecki (Presto, marcatissimo Antoni Wit / Warsaw Philarmonic Orchestra (Album : Górecki: Concerto-Cantat; Little Requiem for a Certain Polka ; Three Dances, 2012) | Andante cantabile – Tranquillo Antoni Wit / Warsaw Philarmonic Orchestra (Album : Górecki: Concerto-Cantat; Little Requiem for a Certain Polka ; Three Dances, 2012) | Presto Antoni Wit / Warsaw Philarmonic Orchestra (Album : Górecki : Concerto-Cantat; Little Requiem for a Certain Polka ; Three Dances, 2012)
- Lighting Design Rudy Parra Costume
- Design Team of Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon
- Production Opéra de Lyon
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- Komm und birg dein Antliz (9mins)
- Concept and Choreography Ioannis Mandafounis
- Collaboration, Interpretation and Costume Yan Leiva
- Music Robert Schumann, Frauenliebe und -leben Op.42; 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an. Performed by Jessye Norman and Irwin Gage ℗ 1976 Universal International Music B.V.
- Lights Yohann Ambert-Fourcade - Opéra de Lyon
- Production Opéra de Lyon
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- The Collection (16mins)
- Choreography Alessandro Sciarroni
- Music Pablo Esbert Lilienfeld
- Costumes Ettore Lombardi
- Lights Rocco Giansante, assisted by Valeria Foti
- Staged by Elena Giannotti
- Choreographer Assistant Ludovic Vial
- Dancers Jacqueline Baby, Kristina Bentz, Tyler Galster, Caelyn Knight, Yan Leiva, Coralie Levieux, Giacomo Luci, Ricardo Macedo, Albert Nikolli, Chiara Paperini, Samuel Pereira, Leoannis Pupo-Guillen, Roylan Ramos, Anna Romanova, Raúl Serrano Nuñez, Paul Vezin, Agathe Lecat (trainee Conservatoire national Musique et Danse de Paris)
- Production Opéra de Lyon
The Lyon National Opera is registered by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the City of Lyon, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council and the Greater Lyon Metropolitan Area.
