Synopsis Accessibility: session with Audio Description on 18 February. 115 min (50 min + 40 min. 25 min interval.) House by Sharon Eyal + Rite of Spring by Mats Ek Ballet de L'Opéra de Lyon House House, by Sharon Eyal, is divided into several parts, like the different compartments of a house fully inhabited by the performers. Through a succession of collective sequences and solos that reflect, collide and merge, the piece portrays a world, or a home, in crisis. With music by Ori Lichtik, a DJ from the techno scene, the rhythms create a nocturnal and festive atmosphere, crossing with references from classical ballet and contemporary dance. In this ode to dance in all its forms, Sharon Eyal builds a movement language that is both sensual and demanding. Beyond its virtuosic and almost clinical precision, the choreography opens space for a deep emotional charge. The bodies, strange and hybrid creatures, between the human and the robotic, undulate and unfold in a continuous flow of gestures, in a unity that can come apart at any moment through a permanent game of imbalances. Rite of Spring When it premiered in Paris, in 1913, by the Ballets Russes, in Vaslav Nijinski's choreography, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring provoked a strong controversy and became a decisive work in the history of 20th-century dance and music. Since then, this score has inspired numerous choreographers, confronted with the rhythmic intensity of the music and with the ritual of renewal that runs through the piece. In 1984, Mats Ek created his version of The Rite of Spring, revived in 2022 for the English National Ballet. Four years later, the choreography is passed on to the artists of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon, who perform this version for the first time. In Mats Ek's reading, Stravinsky's music translates into direct movements, collective tension and constant impulses between the group and the individual. Between restraint and intensity, the choreographer builds a ballet centred on the body, the rite and the idea of transformation. PROGRAMME House, Interval, Rite of Spring ARTISTIC SHEET House Choreography Sharon Eyal Choreographic Assistance Léo Lérus Music Ori Lichtik Costumes Maayan Goldman Lighting Design Alon Cohen Ballet Masters Marco Merenda and Raúl Serrano Núñez Assistance to Ballet Direction Amandine François Direction of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon Cédric Andrieux Dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon
Production Opéra de Lyon and Les Nuits de Fourvière, Festival International de la Métropole de Lyon Coproduction Théâtre Théo Argence, Saint-Priest Premiere by Batsheva Dance Company in 2011. Restaging for the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon in June 2026. Rite of Spring Choreography Mats Ek Music Igor Stravinsky Set and Costume Design Marie-Louise Ekman Rehearsal Directors Antonio Castilla and Ana Laguna Lights Linus Fellbom Ballet Masters Marco Merenda and Raúl Serrano Núñez Assistant to Ballet Direction Amandine François Dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon Production Opéra de Lyon With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Creation in 2022 for the English National Ballet - Sadler's Wells (London). Integrated into the repertoire of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon in November 2026. Additional Information The Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém reserves the right to capture, store and use image, sound and voice records, for the purpose of dissemination and preservation of the memory of both its cultural and artistic activities and its spaces. For any further clarification use the email address Prices Sector 1 Stalls - €40 Sector 2 Stalls - €35 Sector 3 Stalls - €30 Sector 4 Stalls - €25 Central Boxes - €35 1st Balcony - €28 Wheelchair Chairs and Companion Sector2 - €24 Wheelchair Chairs and Companion Sector4 - €24 Discounts CCB Card Unemployed Students Groups + 20PAX Over 65 years old Under 30 years old Person w/ Specific Needs Professi