© Mark Henley
Show
Cathedral – Tenir le Temps – Touch Base
Ballet Junior de Genève
February 8 – 9, 2025
Running time: 60'
Founded in 1980, Ballet Junior de Genève is made up of more than thirty highly talented young dancers from across the world. The work of the two artistic directors, Patrice Delay and Sean Wood, focuses on creating new works as well as reviving the existing repertoire through collaboration with the most interesting choreographers on the contemporary scene. A triptych of works consisting of Cathedral, choreographed by Marcos Morau and accompanied by the spiritual music of Arvo Pärt, Tenir le temps, one of the most danced pieces by Rachid Ouramdane with a score by composer Jean-Baptiste Julien, and Touch Base, with choreography and music choices by Imre and Marne Van Opstal, is being presented for FOG. A journey that will transport us into a universe of passion and beauty shaped by the inventive language of movement.
Created in 1980, Ballet Junior de Genève is a veritable springboard between training and a professional career. One of its distinctive features is that it allows young dancers to work with some of the most renowned choreographers of the past two decades. The work carried out by the two artistic directors, Patrice Delay and Sean Wood, ranges from “restaging” existing works to creating new works, real commissions for the BJG. Thanks to this innovative approach, the company has a vast repertoire that includes works by the most acclaimed choreographers of the latest generation, from Lucinda Childs, Olivier Dubois, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui to Sasha Waltz and Alessandro Sciarroni, among others.
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Due to ongoing works in Triennale, the theater is not accessible by lift. To avoid the stairs, enter through the gate in the park, in Viale Alemagna. The entrance is also accessible to people with disabilities.
Credits
Cathedral
Coreography: Marcos Morau, rimontata da: Valentin Goniot
Assistant to the coreographies: Alma Munteanu
Music: Arvo Pärt
Lights: Mårten K. Axelsson
Scenes and costumes: Silvia Delaugnea
Puppets: Christopher Kiss
Created in October 2019 for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, and part of the Ballet Junior de Genève repertoire since May 2023
Touch Base
Coreography and music: Imre and Marne Van Opstal, rimontata da: Chloé Albaret
Lights: Loes Schakenbos
Costumes: Marne Van Opstal & Yolanda Klompstra
Created in August 2019 for the Summer Intensive at Nederlands Dans Theater, part of the Ballet Junior de Genève repertoire since December 2024
Tenir les Temps
Coreography: Rachid Ouramdane
Assistants to the coreographer: Agalie Vandamme, Sebastien Ledig
Lights: Stéphane Graillot
Music: Jean-Baptiste Julien
Costumes: La Bourrée
Created in July 2015 for Festival Montpellier Danse, part of the Ballet Junior de Genève repertoire in February 2019
