With Vertige, choreographer Rachid Ouramdane, director of Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse, offers a unique immersive experience in the Nave of the Grand Palais. From June 6 to 8, 2025, the show combines aerial dance, acrobatics, highlining, live music and choral singing, transforming the monumental architecture into a poetic playground.
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Spectators would be invited to lie down or sit back and watch, under the glass roof, some twenty highliners and acrobats perform several meters above the ground, accompanied by music by Christophe Chassol and the voices of the Maîtrise de Radio France, directed by Sofi Jeannin.
Conceived by Rachid Ouramdane with the participation of highliner Nathan Paulin, Vertige would feature a team of multidisciplinary performers - movement artists, musicians, child singers - to embody a symbolic, physical and inner elevation. On lines stretched across the nave, in the air or balanced on the balconies, the bodies would draw a choreography of weightlessness.
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The scenography, supported by video and lighting, promises to allow us to rediscover the site from another angle, in a contemplative atmosphere. Rachid Ouramdane's motto resonates like a red thread: "We are always greater than we think.
This show is aimed at audiences interested in hybrid art forms, combining contemporary dance, circus arts, experimental music and architectural heritage. It could be of particular interest to fans of immersive experiences, visual and sound art enthusiasts, or spectators keen on spectacular physical performances.
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On the other hand, those expecting a linear narrative or a traditional theatrical form may find themselves disoriented by this sensory, non-narrative proposition.
The evenings of June 7 and 8 include an additional concert by Hervé X MazelFreten, extending the experience with a second musical moment. Get ready, reservations open online on April 7, 2025!
This article is based on information provided in the official press release. It is not based on direct experience of the show.
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Dates and Opening Time
From June 7, 2025 to June 8, 2025
Prices
€20 - €35
Booking
theatre-chaillot.fr
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