Lyon, the City of Lights with its rich artistic tradition, is about to welcome a show that seems tailor-made for it: Ballet of Lights. In a city where the sparkle of the Fête des Lumières fills millions of visitors with wonder every year, and the Biennale de la Danse makes its inhabitants waltz, dance naturally resonates with light to sublimate timeless tales in shows signed Ballet of Lights. Watch Cinderella’s story unfold step by step at Bron’s Espace Albert Camus.
What is Ballet of Lights?
Ballet of Lights transcends the codes of ballet to reenchant timeless stories such as Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan and Cinderella. The dancers, dressed in light-encrusted costumes, offer a performance in which every emotion, every gesture, seems to capture the light itself. Thanks to discreet fiber optics, the fairy tales come to life and the imaginary dialogues with the natural grace of ballet. This experience, deliberately condensed into a one-hour performance, allows you to savor the essence of the show without the usual three-hour length of large-scale productions.
Ballet of Lights in Lyon: what’s on at the moment?
On stage for just 60 minutes, Ballet of Lights offers an immersive adventure for everyone (ages 5 and up), and is already promising the arrival of new tales of light.
Cinderella
Cinderella, inspired by the French fairy tale immortalized by Charles Perrault in 1697, tells a universal story of resilience and hope, the ascent from darkness to light. Over the generations, this tale of transformation continues to seduce audiences with its poetry and visual breath, magnified here by the magic of luminous costumes. On stage, the music draws from Tchaikovsky, a key figure in Romantic ballet, as well as from the works of Handel and Rossini, blending classical elegance with technological daring. Lighting punctuates every emotion, enriches the heroine’s metamorphosis and intensifies the emotional connection between the characters, for a revisited tale at the crossroads of dream and modernity.
Sleeping Beauty in a sparkling show
Sleeping Beauty, one of the most emblematic tales in the Western repertoire, takes on a new dimension with Ballet of Lights. The story of enchantment, deep sleep and awakening, carried by Tchaikovsky ‘s famous music , is here sublimated by fiber-optic costumes that transform every movement into a wave of living light. The enchantment of the story and the power of classical ballet combine to evoke hope, renewal and the triumph of good.
What could be more symbolic than Lyon, a city where light is an integral part of cultural identity, to host a show that combines classical tradition and visual innovation? Ballet of Lights: Cinderella continues the lyrical, fairytale spirit of the Rhône capital, offering spectators an experience where the poetry of ballet meets the magic of light.