In June 2025 at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne, come and discover exclusively Béjart, 3 Regards
From June 13 to 19, 2025, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne invites you to discover Béjart, 3 Regards, a celebration of Maurice Béjart‘s unique and universal vision, and an artistic journey where the master choreographer explores three distinct musical universes, offering different emotions and reflections through dance. This trilogy of ballets, proposed by Julien Favreau and which have not been performed for several years, highlights the wealth of Béjartian imagination and his ability to transcend eras, styles and traditions.
The first look, Mallarmé III, explores contemporary territories set to the music of Pierre Boulez. This ballet is inspired by the aesthetics of the poet Stéphane Mallarmé and the modern resonances of the compositions by the leader of contemporary music, venturing into abstraction and experimentation. Béjart questions form and meaning in a daring aesthetic quest that turns dance into a mysterious, universal language.
The second look, Serait-ce la mort ?, dives deep into the classical repertoire with Richard Strauss’s last four Lieder. Béjart depicts a man’s final journey, revisiting the female figures who marked his life, in a poetic meditation on memory and the transition to the afterlife. A work of introspective elegance, in which Strauss’s music becomes the ultimate breath of existence.
Finally, the third look, Dionysos (suite), is rooted in the traditional musical repertoire, carried by the mesmerizing melodies of Manos Hadjidakis. In a Greek tavern, Dionysos’ myth comes to life between stories and fiery dances. From Greece to the Middle East, all the way to the Indian Ocean, Béjart summons up the timeless power of the god of intoxication and ecstasy, reconciling Mediterranean and Eastern cultures in a universal celebration of movement and ritual.
Béjart, 3 Regards reveals Maurice Béjart‘s many sides: the emotional narrator, the visionary experimenter and the explorer of traditions. It’s an invitation to rediscover the art of dance as a prism through which the world, music and life itself shine differently.
