Compagnie Bejart Ballet Lausanne

The Béjart Ballet Lausanne Company returns to enchant La Seine Musicale. Expect an evening where dance's grace and power express themselves with rare intensity, heritage of a unique choreographic vision.

Béjart Ballet Lausanne, founded by the legendary Maurice Béjart in 1987 after his departure from the Ballet of the 20th Century, perpetuates its creator's work and philosophy. Maurice Béjart, major figure of 20th-century dance, revolutionized ballet by integrating elements of modern dance, theater, and varied music, from classical to jazz, through world music. The company, today directed by Gil Roman, his designated successor, keeps this audacious and humanistic dance approach alive, where emotion and spirituality hold a central place. It continues to present Maurice Béjart's emblematic works while creating new pieces, thus ensuring the perpetuation of his heritage.

Béjart Ballet Lausanne's style distinguishes itself through its ability to fuse classical technique with contemporary expressiveness. The dancers, often described as athlete-artists, combine impeccable technical mastery with strong stage presence, capable of transmitting a broad palette of emotions. Béjart's choreographies are renowned for their narrative power, symbolism, and ability to question universal themes such as love, death, spirituality, or quest for meaning. Ballets like "Rite of Spring", "Bolero", or "Ninth Symphony" have marked dance history through their audacity and emotional impact, becoming essential references of the repertoire.

Attending a Béjart Ballet Lausanne show means living a profound and immersive scenic experience. The company is recognized worldwide for performance quality and performances' intensity. Each show is an invitation to reflection and wonder, carried by dancers' virtuosity and choreographies' evocative power. Music, inseparable element of Béjart's work, plays an essential role, guiding the spectator through rich and varied sonic universes that amplify the dramatic and poetic scope of movements.

Béjart Ballet Lausanne's arrival at La Seine Musicale represents a privileged opportunity to discover or rediscover one of the world's most prestigious dance companies.