Show "Après moi, le déluge" by (LA) HORDE - National Ballet of Marseille

The new creation by the collective (LA)HORDE continues to explore dance as a means of transgressing imposed narratives. Après moi, le déluge ("After me, the flood") emerges as a turning point in a fragile moment when the world seems to tremble. From the dancers arise monstrous figures that recreate the structures shaping our world: power, legacy, domination, but also the possibility of transformation. Founded in 2013, (LA)HORDE is a collective of choreographers and visual artists that took over the direction of the National Ballet of Marseille in 2019. Since its inception, it has worked with communities on the margins of mainstream culture, exploring the political power of dance. Its practice is deeply transdisciplinary, combining choreography, visual arts, and cinematography. In the 2024-25 season, we saw the piece Age of Content at the Mercat. Choreographer Roland Petit founded the Ballets de Marseille in 1974, and in 1984 it became the National Ballet of France. Concept and direction (LA)HORDE — Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel / Choreography (LA)HORDE in collaboration with the dancers and rehearsal directors of the National Ballet of Marseille / Artistic assistant Nadia El Hakim / Artistic collaborators choreography Valentina Pace, Jacquelyn Elder, Angel Martinez Hernandez, Julien Monty / External advisor Alain Damasio / Set design (LA)HORDE, Julien Peissel / Engineering Hervé Cherblanc / Technical advisors Rémi d'Apolito, Julien Parra, Sébastien Mathé / Original music Pierre Aviat / Lighting design Eric Wurtz in collaboration with Gaspard Juan / Costume design Salomé Poloudenny, assisted by Sandra Pomponio and Agathe Palthey / Intimacy coordination Julie De Bohan – ICIE / Acrobatic advisor Nin Khelifa / Set construction workshops of the Comédie de Genève, Sud Side les ateliers / Decorators Osman El Hakim, Sandrine Boutin, Myriam Valet, Cristian Zurita / Visual background Felix Keslassy / SFX workshop CLSFX Atelier 69 / General stage direction Rémi d'Apolito / Dancers (alternating) Nina Auerbach, Isaïa Badaoui, Alida Bergakker, Arno Brys, Isla Clarke, Pierpaolo Cosentino, Titouan Crozier, João De Castro Franca, Nathan Gombert, Jonatan Myhre Jorgensen, Yoshiko Kinoshita, Dana Pajarillaga, Kevin Pajarillaga, Aya Sato, Gabriella Sibeko, Eden Solomon, Elena Valls Garcia, Luca Völkel, Layne Paradis Willis, Lung Ssu Yen / Thanks to the permanent and intermittent teams of the National Ballet of Marseille Production National Ballet of Marseille / Co-production Mercat de les Flors; La Comédie de Genève; Théâtre de la Ville-Paris – Chaillot Théâtre national de la Danse; Charleroi Danse, choreographic center of Wallonia; Sadler's Wells London; Agora Cité internationale de la danse—Centre chorégraphique national Montpellier; Occitanie; Festspielhaus St.Pölten (AT); Maison de la Danse de Lyon; La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, scène nationale; Théâtre de Lorient, Centre dramatique national; TAP Scène nationale de Grand Poitiers; Internationaal Theater Amsterdam; Théâtre des Salins Scène nationale de Martigues; International Summerfestival Kampnagel, Hamburg; Teatro Municipal do Porto; Madrid en Danza; other co-producers to be confirmed With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels / In collaboration with ASICS / Residencies Théâtre des Salins – Scène nationale de Martigues / With the support of Lieux Publics – CNAREP (Centre national des arts de la rue et de l'espace public) & Pôle européen de production The CCN National Ballet of Marseille – direction (LA)HORDE receives support from the Ministry of Culture / General Directorate of Artistic Creation, DRAC Paca, City of Marseille

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