The Firebird and The Four Seasons
Experience an extraordinary evening as the acclaimed French company Malandain Ballet Biarritz visits the Norrlandsoperan with two works that combine power, elegance, and musicality at the highest level. On stage are 22 dancers, all classically trained but with a contemporary expression that has become characteristic of Thierry Malandain’s refined and poetic style. The music is performed live by the Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra.
The evening begins with *The Firebird*, danced to Igor Stravinsky’s iconic music. Here, Malandain highlights the work’s timeless themes—light, hope, and transformation—in a neoclassical interpretation where the dance embodies Stravinsky’s sparkling rhythms and dramatic palette.
Act Two features *The Four Seasons*, a playful and magnificent choreographic tapestry by two Baroque masters: Antonio Vivaldi and the lesser-known but brilliant Giovanni Antonio Guido. The music moves from the familiar to the surprising, creating a rich, poetic backdrop for Malandain’s harmonious and energetic choreography. An evening that uplifts, moves, and lingers in the memory. We hope you’ll be there when the curtain rises!
Time and date
Friday 16/10
19:00
Dance
Saturday 17/10
19:00
Dance
Malandain Ballet Biarritz (The Firebird).
Photo: Olivier Houeix
Tonight’s soloist: Ellinor d’Melon.
Photo: Paul Marc Mitchell.
Malandain Ballet Biarritz (The Four Seasons).
Photo: Olivier Houeix
Malandain Ballet Biarritz (The Four Seasons).
Photo: Olivier Houeix
Credits: The Firebird
Music
Igor Stravinsky
Choreography
Thierry Malandain
Conductor
Dominic Limburg
The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra
Costume Design
Jorge Gallardo
Light
François Menou
Suit Manufacturing
Véronique Murat, Charlotte Margnoux
A ballet for 22 dancers
Co-production
Donostia Kultura – Victoria Eugenia Antzokia – Donostia / San Sebastián (Spain) – Ballet T, Chaillot-Théâtre national de la Danse – Paris, Théâtre des Salins, Scène nationale – Martigues,
Le Cratère – Scène nationale Alès, Opéra de Reims, La Rampe – Scène conventionnée Echirolles, Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Théâtre de Sartrouville, CCN Malandain Ballet Biarritz.
Partners
Théâtre Olympia in Arcachon, Le Parvis – Scène nationale de Tarbes-Pyrénées, Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Scène nationale, Cannes–Côte d’Azur Dance Festival, France.
Credits: The Four Seasons
Music
Antonio Vivaldi & Giovanni Antonio Guido
Choreography
Thierry Malandain
Conductor
Dominic Limburg
Soloist
Ellinor d’Melon
The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra
Costume Design
Jorge Gallardo
Light
François Menou
Suit Manufacturing
Véronique Murat, Charlotte Margnoux, and Anaïs Abel
Set Design Production
Frédéric Vadé
Accessory Manufacturing
Annie Onchalo
Props and Costume Assistants
Nicolas Rochais, Gorka Arpajou, Félix Vermandé, Raphaël Jeanneret, Christof t’Siolle, Txomin Laborde-Peyre, Maruschka Miramon, Karine Prins, Sandrine Mestas Gleizes, Fanny Sudres, and Fantine Goulot
Ballet Master
Richard Coudray, Giuseppe Chiavaro, Frederik Deberdt
A ballet for 22 dancers
Major Co-Producers
Château de Versailles Spectacles – Royal Opera of Versailles
Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal de Versailles
Co-producers
Festival de Danse de Cannes – Côte d’Azur, France
Teatro Victoria Eugenia – Ballet T – City of Donostia-San Sebastián
Opéra de Saint-Étienne
Theater Bonn – Germany
Teatro la Fenice – Venice (Italy)
CCN Malandain Ballet Biarritz
Partners
Opéra de Reims
Espace Jéliote in Oloron Sainte-Marie
Théâtre Olympia in Arcachon
Sponsors
Malandain Endowment Fund for Dance
Suez
Friends of the Malandain Ballet Biarritz Association
Patrons’ Circle of the Malandain Ballet Biarritz
