BALLET DE LORRAINE

We re-present the Ballet de Lorraine, which we saw in March 2021 with a programme dedicated to Merce Cunningham, when the Ballet was directed by Petter Jacobsson. French choreographer Maud Le Pladec, who presented two pieces at the Mercat two seasons ago, was appointed director in 2024. Le Pladec was responsible for the dance and choreography of the four ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Based at the Opéra de Nancy, the Ballet de Lorraine was founded in 1969 by Jean-Albert Cartier and Hélène Traîline, and is one of the few French ballet groups created solely for contemporary dance. Now converted into the French National Choreographic Centre, it has a repertoire that includes the great representatives of 20th-century modernity, from Graham and Cunningham to the French Dominique Bagouet, Jean-Claude Gallotta and Angelin Preljocaj, always promoting avant-garde creation.

a Folia
Choreography by Marco da Silva Ferreira

With a Folia, the renowned Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira starts from a social phenomenon of the 15th century to explore the concepts of ecstasy, euphoria and collective rebellion as motors of cultural, political and artistic construction. From this historical context, the choreographer organises a fictitious encounter between the Portuguese fiesta and contemporary dances with 22 dancers on stage.

Choreography Marco da Silva Ferreira /Music Luis Pestana inspired in the music of Arcangelo Corelli Violi Sonata in D menor La Folia, Op. 5 N°12 / Lights Teresa Antunes / Costume Aleksandar Protic / Choreographic assistant Catarina Miranda / Repetidora Valérie Ferrando
Production CCN – Ballet de Lorraine / Coproduction Mafalda Bastos i P-ulso

Static Shot
Choreography by Maud Le Pladec

This second piece of the show, with 23 dancers, is choreographed by French choreographer Maud Le Pladec, artistic director of the Ballet de Lorraine since 2025. The creator proposes a choreography in which the dancers maintain the energy at its zenith, without defining a beginning or an end, but which will develop in a powerful continuous crescendo that will turn the work into a permanent climax.

Co-production with the CCN d’Orléans / Conception and Choreography Maud Le Pladec / Music Pete Harden and Chloé Thévenin / Lights Eric Soyer / Costumes creation and realisation Christelle Kocher – KOCHÉ / Costumes assistant Laure Mahéo / Choreographic assistant Régis Badel / Dramaturgy assistant Baudouin Woehl / Rehearsal Valérie Ferrando / With the participation of the embroidery section of College Lapie (Lunéville)