Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

“One of the most original and inventive in Europe” (“La Presse de Tunisie”), Switzerland’s acclaimed ballet company returned to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in over a decade, featuring classically trained dancers performing breathtaking contemporary choreography. This appearance at the Pillow marked the company’s first U.S. engagement under the artistic direction of the groundbreaking Belgian and Moroccan choreographer, dancer, and director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who received the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award in 2022. Winner of the Olivier Award and Kairos Prize, Cherkaoui is also the artistic director of his own company, Eastman, and former artistic director of Belgium’s Royal Ballet of Flanders. Program: “Noetic” (excerpt); choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; music: Claude Debussy, Nitin Sawhney. “Faun;” choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; music: Claude Debussy, Nitin Sawhney. “Strong;” choreography: Sharon Eyal; music: Ori Lichtik. Includes introduction by Pamela Tatge and Post-Show Talk with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Diana Dias Duarte, and Armando Gonzalez Besa moderated by Brian Schaefer. This performance was filmed live on July 12, 2024 in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Video by Nel Shelby Productions. Full-length performance films are copyright of Jacob’s Pillow. No part of this video, in whole or in part, may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, adapted, or otherwise used without prior written authorization from Jacob’s Pillow.