Prométhée - Ballet de l'Opéra Grand Avignon

Choreographic work by Martin Harriague in collaboration with the dancers (2025). Music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Fabien Cali. Following a premiere in December 2025 acclaimed by the press and the public, Prometheus returns for the 2026-2027 season.

This success confirmed the strength of this work, where myth, music and dance meet with rare intensity. With Prometheus, Martin Harriague continues his exploration of transgressive figures who defy the gods and norms. After his creation inspired by Donald J.

Trump, he summons the one who dared to steal fire from the gods to give it to humankind, an act of rebellion and generosity, punished with eternal suffering.

Beyond the ancient tale, this piece asks what it means to "steal fire" today: in a world where humans assume the power to control and destroy, Prometheus does not steal the flame to annihilate, but to offer humanity the very source of knowledge, of life, and... of love.

At the heart of the creation is Ludwig van Beethoven's The Creatures of Prometheus, the composer's only ballet.

Fabien Cali, in residence with the Orchestra, enriches Beethoven's score with a contemporary dimension, extending the dialogue between music and movement, between heritage and invention.

For Martin Harriague, the intimate relationship between movement and sound is a true signature: the dance does not follow the music, it is music. The bodies translate the notes and reveal what we hear. The choreography blends powerful ensembles, sensitive duets and virtuoso solos.

One finds here the explosive yet precise writing that gives the choreographer his singularity. Thus, Prometheus asserts itself as a total work, musical, choreographic and mythic, whose revival extends the momentum of an already dazzling success.

Co-production Ballet de l'Opéra Grand Avignon and Orchestre national Avignon-Provence