{"id":43713,"date":"2025-12-22T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/?p=43713"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:17:57","slug":"december-2025-a-bold-and-unifying-program-for-the-bejart-ballet-lausanne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/december-2025-a-bold-and-unifying-program-for-the-bejart-ballet-lausanne\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 : A Bold and Unifying Program for the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne"},"content":{"rendered":"

The performances of the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne\u2019s new series came to a close last night, on 21 December, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Beaulieu, crowning a week of shows marked by outstanding public and critical success. From 16 to 21 December, the company powerfully asserted an identity in motion, combining the legacy of Maurice B\u00e9jart<\/a> with a resolute openness to contemporary creation.<\/h4>\n

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With a program bringing together an emblematic work from the repertoire and two daring new creations, Artistic Director Julien Favreau<\/a> delivered an artistic proposal praised for its coherence and vitality. The newspaper 24 Heures spoke of \u201ctwo electrifying creations\u201d that \u201cclearly propel the Ballet into the world of today\u2019s dance,\u201d once again affirming the company\u2019s ability to explore new territories while remaining faithful to its DNA.<\/p>\n

The evening opened with\u00a0OSKAR<\/em>, a creation by the duo Riva&Repele<\/a>, described as a work in which \u201cpower and grace\u201d coexist. Set to the music of Shostakovich, the clown character, performed by Oscar Eduardo Chac\u00f3n, moved between poetry and inner vertigo. Confronted with his limits and fears, this solitary figure finds himself surrounded and supported by the full ensemble of dancers, who embody his torments and dreams. The ballet made a deep impression on audiences, captivated by a choreography that was both vigorous and delicately poetic.<\/p>\n

After the intermission,\u00a0Real Love<\/em>\u00a0by Andonis Foniadakis<\/a> plunged the stage into incandescent abstraction. Set to the rhythms of Depeche Mode, the piece unfolded, according to\u00a024 Heures, \u201ca maelstrom of jumping and swirling bodies,\u201d revealing a B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne that was \u201csharp, at the peak of its form.\u201d Created en pointe, the choreography particularly highlighted the virtuosity and commitment of the female dancers, whose technical precision, blistering speed and impressive stamina traced an architecture of lines, trajectories and pulsations. With no narrative or set, this extremely physical dance left the audience \u201cbreathless.\u201d<\/p>\n

To close each evening,\u00a0The Firebird<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Maurice B\u00e9jart<\/a> brilliantly reaffirmed the timeless power of this masterpiece, offering a finale of undiminished intensity. Presented for the first time in Lausanne in its original version, the ballet confirmed, night after night, the brilliance and modernity of B\u00e9jart\u2019s choreographic writing. In the role of the Firebird for this final performance, Konosuke Takeoka left a lasting impression with a finely nuanced interpretation, combining technical virtuosity with deep artistic sensitivity, culminating in a finale of strong emotional impact.<\/p>\n

True to its mission of transmission, the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne also presented, on 18 December, a performance dedicated to Lausanne schoolchildren and several dance schools from the Canton of Vaud. Playing to a full house, the performance offered a young audience the opportunity to discover dance and B\u00e9jart\u2019s universe at close range.<\/p>\n

Balancing contemporary creations with its founding repertoire, this series of performances marks a major milestone in the company\u2019s artistic journey. In 2026, the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne is preparing for an extensive tour, including seven performances at Z\u00e9nith venues in France and five performances at La Seine Musicale in Paris<\/a>, as well as other major international tours<\/a>. The company will also reunite with its Lausanne audience from 11 to 15 June with a 100% B\u00e9jart program, presenting La Route de la Soie<\/em>, for which ticket sales are already open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The performances of the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne\u2019s new series came to a close last night, on 21 December, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Beaulieu, crowning a week of shows marked by outstanding public and critical success. From 16 to 21 December, the company powerfully asserted an identity in motion, combining the legacy of Maurice B\u00e9jart with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bejart.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}