About
The ballet of the Opéra de Lyon1 is the dance company attached to the Opéra national de Lyon. Its repertoire is solely oriented towards the promotion and creation of modern dance and contemporary dance.
Heir to the troupe responsible for providing entertainment in lyrical works within the Opéra de Lyon from the end of the 17th century, the ballet of the Opéra de Lyon took its autonomy in 1969, under the leadership of director Louis Erlo. In 1984, the artistic direction was entrusted to Françoise Adret, who renamed it Lyons Opéra Ballet and brought in contemporary choreographers in residence. Under the direction of Yorgos Loukos (1991), the resident choreographer is Maguy Marin (1991-1994).
Successive directors have also developed collaborations for the creation or cover by the corps de ballet of a piece by Jiří Kylián, Maguy Marin, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Nacho Duato, Tero Saarinen, Lucinda Childs, Trisha Brown, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Russell Maliphant, Angelin Preljocaj, Benjamin Millepied, etc.