Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

Tour calendar

September 2023

  • 29 : Turin (IT) - Ukiyo-e
  • 30 : Turin (IT) - Ukiyo-e
  • 06 : Rome (IT) - Ukiyo-e
  • 07 : Rome (IT) - Ukiyo-e
  • 11 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 12 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 13 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 14 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 15 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 16 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 17 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 18 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 19 : Lyon (FR) - Ukiyo-e

October 2023

  • 11 : Madrid (ES) - Faun / Ukiyo-e
  • 12 : Madrid (ES) - Faun / Ukiyo-e
  • 13 : Madrid (ES) - Faun / Ukiyo-e
  • 14 : Madrid (ES) - Faun / Ukiyo-e
  • 03 : Martigues (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 04 : Martigues (FR) - Ukiyo-e
  • 08 : Pampelune (ES) - Ukiyo-e

November 2023

  • 18 : Genève (CH) - Faun / Bolero / Noetic
  • 19 : Genève (CH) - Faun / Bolero / Noetic
  • 20 : Genève (CH) - Faun / Bolero / Noetic
  • 21 : Genève (CH) - Faun / Bolero / Noetic
  • 22 : Genève (CH) - Faun / Bolero / Noetic

December 2023

  • 07 : Cannes (FR) - Skid / VïA
  • 15 : Sankt Pölten (AT) - Skid / VïA

January 2024

  • 19 : Anvers (BE) - Skid / THR(O)UGH
  • 20 : Anvers (BE) - Skid / THR(O)UGH
  • 21 : Anvers (BE) - Skid / THR(O)UGH
  • 12 : Ludwigsburg (DE) - VÏA / Noetic
  • 13 : Ludwigsburg (DE) - VÏA / Noetic
  • 09 : Friedrichshafen (DE) - Faun / Vïa
  • 27 : Caen (FR) - Faun / Noetic
  • 28 : Caen (FR) - Faun / Noetic
  • 31 : Nevers (FR) - Faun / Noetic

February 2024

  • 27 : Barcelone (ES) - Faun / Noetic
  • 28 : Barcelone (ES) - Faun / Noetic
  • 29 : Barcelone (ES) - Faun / Noetic

March 2024

  • 01 : Barcelone (ES) - Faun / Noetic

May 2024

  • 04 : Genève (CH) - Outsider
  • 05 : Genève (CH) - Outsider
  • 06 : Genève (CH) - Outsider
  • 07 : Genève (CH) - Outsider
  • 21 : Paris (FR) - Outsider
  • 22 : Paris (FR) - Outsider
  • 23 : Paris (FR) - Outsider
  • 24 : Paris (FR) - Outsider

June 2024

  • 12 : Genève (CH) - Forces
  • 13 : Genève (CH) - Forces
  • 14 : Genève (CH) - Forces
  • 15 : Genève (CH) - Forces
  • 16 : Genève (CH) - Forces
  • 21 : Paris (FR) - Création Rachid Ouramdane
  • 22 : Paris (FR) - Création Rachid Ouramdane
  • 23 : Paris (FR) - Création Rachid Ouramdane
  • 24 : Paris (FR) - Création Rachid Ouramdane

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

Director: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Since its creation in 1962, the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève has been exploring various styles of contemporary dance. Over the last 18 years, under Philippe Cohen’s dynamic leadership, the company has been following an artistic direction resolutely invested in choreographic creation, while keeping close the founding principles of dance. The numerous rewritings of repertoire pieces by some of the most exciting and breakthrough choreographers are part of its current prestige. Consisting of 22 dancers trained in classical dance, the Ballet is currently one of the leading dance companies on the international scene.
In July 2022, after seven years spent at the Ballet Vlaanderen, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui took over Philippe Cohen’s position as Director of the Ballet de Genève. A figurehead of the Belgian contemporary scene, the dancer and choreographer is open to other disciplines such as cinema, musicals and pop music. His affinity with ballet and opera has resulted in some of his most lasting works, as well as exciting interdisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, designers and musicians. He was regularly hosted by the Grand Théâtre as a guest choreographer and created for the Ballet Loin in 2005, Fall in October 2019, Exhibition in November 2020 as well as Pelléas et Mélisande in January 2021.

Season highlights

The season will open with an evening dedicated to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui with a revival of the Boléro he created in 2013, for the Paris Opera Ballet. This piece will complete a programme that includes Faun and Noetic.

In May 2024, in coproduction with the Théâtre National pour La Danse de Chaillot, Rachid Ouramdane will create a piece entitled Outsider, mixing different disciplines in a search for the horizontality of movement and the moment of fall.

In June, to end its Geneva season, the company will be presenting a programme named Forces including the revival of BUSK by choreographer Aszure Barton and STRONG by choreographer Sharon Eyal.

Throughout the season, the Ballet will perform in major theatres and festivals across Europe: Rome, Turin, Lyon, Madrid, Barcelona, Antwerp…

Press talks about it

“Individual performers, all of them exceptionally supple ballet-trained dancers. […] May they soon return.”

Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

“Undoubtedly one of the best European companies, which fits for the neoclassical register as well as the contemporary one.”

Paris Capitale

“Beyond the prestige of the name, with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, the institution is engaging an artist who is at ease in all areas of performance: whether it be contemporary dance, classical ballet, musicals, tango or opera.”

Thierry Sartoretti, rts.ch

In the repertoire