Two years after its last show in Lugano, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne returns at the LAC Lugano Arte et Cultura with Syncope by Gil Roman and Brel et Barbara by Maurice Béjart.

Syncope is presented for the second time in Switzerland since its revival at Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne. “In music, this is a rhythm out of time. We are talking about syncopated music. In medical terms, it is a stoppage or slowing of the heart. Five to ten seconds of loss of consciousness during which the brain can just imagine, invent or review without limit.” – Gil Roman

Brel et Barbara was created by Maurice Béjart in 2001. Between the choreography and the songs, the souls of Jacques Brel and Barbara come back to life on stage.

“For the last 35 years, my loyal friend and sister BARBARA has been telling me: ‘I am the black light!’ So I created a choreography about L’Aigle Noir. She then played in a movie called Je suis né à Venise, in which she was given the lead role, a character called the Bright Night, while Jorge Donn interpreted the Sun.

I met BREL in Brussels, where I was living at the time with my dance company. He was starring in Man of La Mancha at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. He told me that ‘Someday, we will do something with Barbara and I’…” – Maurice Béjart

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