Artists of Ballet BC and Arts Umbrella in Bolero X by Shahar Binyamini. Photo by Michael Slobodian
The Vancouver-based company, founded in 1986 and currently led by Medhi Walerski, will tour Germany, Luxembourg, and France starting in January 2026, presenting new choreographies.
SWAY evokes the lyrical language of movement which has become the trademark of Medhi Walerski’s work.
In BOLERO X, Shahar Binyamini examines the power of repetition and the new meanings that arise from combining the music composed by Ravel in 1928 with the choreography performed today.
FRONTIER, Crystal Pite’s visionary and enigmatic piece explores the unknown – a characterisation of dark matter, a personification of shadows.
At the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, three French premieres will take place: Frontier by Crystal Pite, Silent Tides, the duet created by Medhi Walerski, and PASSING by Swedish choreographer Johan Inger — a gripping tapestry of intertwined destinies that plunges us into the turbulences of the human experience.
BOLERO X by Shahar Binyamini
Music Maurice Ravel
With 20 performers
SWAY by Medhi Walerski
Costumes Medhi Walerski
Music Adrien Cronet
Lighting Design Lisette van der Linden, Pierre Pontvianne
With 7 performers
FRONTIER by Crystal Pite
Music Owen Belton
Set Design Jay Gower Taylor
Lighting Design Tom Visser
Costumes Nancy Bryant
With 24 performers
Duration: 100 minutes with two breaks
Premiere in France:
FRONTIER by Crystal Pite
Music Owen Belton
SILENT TIDES by Medhi Walerski
Music Adrien Cronet & Johann Sebastian Bach
PASSING by Johan Inger
Music Amos Ben-Tal
Costumes Linda Chow
Performances:
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18, January, 2026, 19:00 h
Forum am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Thursday 22 & Friday 23, January, 2026, 19:30 h
Grand Théâtre de La Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 19:30 h
Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Friday 30 & Saturday 31, January, 2026, 19:30 h
Theater im Pfalzbau – Ludwigshafen/Rh, Germany
Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5, February, 2026, 19:30 h
Opernhaus Bühne – Theater Bonn, Germany
From Wednesday, 15 April to Saturday, 18 April 2026
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées – Paris, France