The Dante Project

The Dante Project 2023

• Conductor

  Thomas Adès; Courtney Lewis; Uzma Hameed; Tacita Dean; Lucy Carter; Simon Bennison; Ching-Lien Wu

• Choreography

  Wayne McGregor
  (1970)

• Music

  Thomas Adès
  (1971)

The Dante Project, which premiered in London in December 2021, is today entering the Paris Opera’s repertoire. To a colourful orchestral score by Thomas Adès, British choreographer Wayne McGregor presents a three‑act ballet inspired by the alternately chilling and sunlit landscapes of the Divine Comedy. Written in the 14th century by Dante, this seminal poem of the Italian language recounts an initiatory journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. McGregor brings this medieval Christian fantasy to life through dance: a young woman, Beatrice, embodies a promise of love and hope as the chorepgrapher reconstructs a narrative arc taking the audience on a nonstop journey where sound, movement and light form the substance of a mysterious and changing constellation.

Les Étoiles, les Premières Danseuses, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Coproduction Opéra national de Paris, Royal Opera House

The Dante Project

The Dante Project 2023

• Dante

  Germain Louvet

• Béatrice

  Hannah O'Neill

• Virgil

  Irek Mukhamedov

• Dancer

  Guillaume Diop

• Marc Moreau

• Valentine Colasante