Ulysses Dove / Pontus Lidberg
Après la pluie
Ballet
Date
- Mar 28, 2026 à 3:00 PM
- Mar 28, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Mar 29, 2026 à 3:00 PM
- Mar 31, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 1, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 2, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 3, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 4, 2026 à 3:00 PM
- Apr 4, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 5, 2026 à 3:00 PM
Duration
1h30
Tariffs
10€ to 47€
This program brings together two works that approach the human condition from opposite poles: one marked by loss, the other by awakening. Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven turns inwards, while Petrichor opens outwards, towards life, desire and connection.
Ulysses Dove created Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven in 1993, to a composition by Arvo Pärt of superimposed cannons collapsing into silence. The choreography transforms classical technical virtuosity into a refined, architectural style, radical in its restraint. Dove, who was a member of the Groupe de Recherche Chorégraphique de l'Opéra de Paris, composed this work in response to the loss of close to him during the AIDS crisis, an illness which would claim his life three years later. This is the first time the piece has been performed in France.
Petrichor, Pontus Lidberg's first work for the Ballet de l'Opéra de Nice, was created for the Miami City Ballet. The title refers to the scent of earth after rain. Set to a Philip Glass concerto, between structural minimalism and emotional lyricism, this animated ballet is based on classical technique, while rejecting symmetry. Like birds of paradise, the dancers combine fluidity and precision to conjure up a world in rebirth.
© Ann Ray - Photographe de la saison 25/26
DANCING OF THE FRONT PORCH OF HEAVEN
Choreography Ulysses Dove
Music Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Sets & costumes Jorge Gallardo
Lighting Martin Säfström
Based on the original creation by Björn Nilsson
PETRICHOR
Choreography Pontus Lidberg
Edited by Michelle Kane
Music Philip Glass Violin Concerto No. 1
Costumes Andrea Spirridonakou
Projections Jason Carpenter
Lights Brandon Stirling Baker
Musical direction Kyrian Friedenberg
Violin Věra Nováková
Nice Philharmonic Orchestra
Ballet de l'Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur
