Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Fernando Melo

Presentation For this program, the Ballet de l'Opéra de Nice brings together two sensitive and contrasting choreographic worlds, highlighting the dancers' commitment and the importance of being together. World-renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has made his mark with a profoundly human style, nourished by artistic and cultural encounters. Today, as director of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, he develops a fluid, musical dance, a crossroads of influences. With Loin, he explores the themes of distance, memory and the bond between people, in a playful, poetic space where bodies dialogue and seek each other out. Another figure on the international choreographic scene, Brazil's Fernando Melo, is renowned for his physical and expressive writing, attentive to the emotional dimension of movement. Today, his creations are performed by numerous companies around the world. In his creation for the Ballet de l'Opéra de Nice, he composes a piece where fragility and resistance meet, revealing all the power of the collective. Cast Loin Direction and choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Music: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Set and lighting design: Wim Van De Cappelle Costumes: Isabelle Llhoas, with the collaboration of Frédérick Denis Choreographer's assistants (reprise): Nathanaël Marie, Bruno Roy, Alma Munteanu Lighting design: Arnaud Viala World premiere Choreography: Fernando Melo Lighting: Raphael Frisenvænge Solholm Set design: Fernando Melo and Raphael Frisenvænge Solholm Costumes: Maria Ipsen Nice Opera Ballet