Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon Opens Season with Lucinda Childs and Alessandro Sciarroni

Key facts

• The Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon presents 'ICONES' from September 5 to 10, 2026, at the Opéra de Lyon.
• The program includes Lucinda Childs' 'Dance' (1979) and a new work by Alessandro Sciarroni titled 'HØPE' (2026).
• 'Dance' was created in Amsterdam in 1979 and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York the same year.
• The music for 'Dance' is by Philip Glass, and the original film was by Sol LeWitt.
• A new version of the film for 'Dance' was made in 2016 by Marie-Hélène Rebois, featuring the Lyon dancers.
• Alessandro Sciarroni's 'HØPE' is a 30-minute piece for 24 dancers, inspired by cowboy culture.
• The music for 'HØPE' is composed by Pere Jou and Aurora Bauzà.
• Cédric Andrieux, the new director of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon, commissioned 'HØPE'.
• The performances were photographed by Marc Domage, with images courtesy of the artists and the Opéra de Lyon.