Béjart Ballet Lausanne: The Firebird. Real Love. OSKAR

Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne, Switzerland

Scene 2 from the ballet "The Firebird", photo 1

Scene 1 from the ballet "The Firebird", photo 2

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Important Info

Type: Ballet

City: Lausanne, Switzerland

Starts at: 20:00

Acts: 3

Intervals: 1

Duration: 2h

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

Can I choose my seats?

Cast

Performers

Ballet company: Béjart Ballet Lausanne

Creators

Composer: Igor Stravinsky

Choreographer: Maurice Béjart

Librettist: Alexandre Benois

Librettist: Michel Fokine

Overview

The Béjart Ballet Lausanne will take over the stage of the Théâtre de Beaulieu from 16 to 21 December 2025 for a series of performances blending contemporary creation and choreographic heritage.

Under the artistic direction of Julien Favreau, Real Love by Andonis Foniadakis and OSKAR by Andonis Foniadakis will open the evening. The first, set to music by Depeche Mode, celebrates a powerful and free-spirited dance. The second explores a dramatic sensitivity inspired by Shostakovich. To close the evening, one of Maurice Béjart’s emblematic masterpieces, “The Firebird“, will be presented for the first time in a new version in Lausanne.

History

Premiere of this production: 25 June 1910, Théâtre de l´Opéra, Paris

The Firebird is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, with a scenario by Alexandre Benois and Fokine based on the Russian fairy tales of the Firebird and the blessing and curse it possesses for its owner.

Synopsis

The ballet centers on the journey of its hero, Prince Ivan. While hunting in the forest, he strays into the magical realm of Koschei the Immortal, whose immortality is preserved by keeping his soul in a magic egg hidden in a casket. Ivan chases and captures the Firebird and is about to kill her; she begs for her life and he spares her. As a token of thanks, she offers him an enchanted feather that he can use to summon her should he be in dire need.

Prince Ivan then meets thirteen princesses who are under the spell of Koschei and falls in love with one of them. The next day, Ivan confronts the magician and eventually they begin quarrelling. When Koschei sends his minions after Ivan, he summons the Firebird. She intervenes, bewitching the monsters and making them dance an elaborate, energetic dance (the "Infernal Dance").

The creatures and Koschei then fall into a deep sleep. While they sleep, the Firebird directs Ivan to a tree stump where the casket with the egg containing Koschei's soul is hidden. Ivan destroys the egg and with the spell broken, the magical creatures that Koschei held captive are freed and the palace disappears. All of the "real" beings, including the princesses, awaken and with one final hint of the Firebird's music (though in Fokine's choreography she makes no appearance in that final scene on-stage), celebrate their victory.

Venue Info

Beaulieu Theatre - Lausanne
Avenue des Bergières 10

One hundred years of heritage at the service of a timeless modernity, located right in the heart of the Vaud capital.

This iconic place, more magnificent than ever, comprises a foyer on four levels, a restaurant with bistro atmosphere, three bars and a terrace offering a space of almost 1,400 m² with an unobstructed view over the lake to the mountains.

Its infrastructure is suitable for really major productions, as is evident from its dressing rooms, which can accommodate some hundred artistes. The theatre complies with the latest technological standards with active acoustics suitable for all types of production.

The Beaulieu theatre is also linked to several institutional producers of renown, such as the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, the Prix de Lausanne and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. With seating for more than 1,600, it is the largest and finest theatre in Switzerland.

Important Info

Type: Ballet

City: Lausanne, Switzerland

Starts at: 20:00

Acts: 3

Intervals: 1

Duration: 2h

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