LYON OPERA BALLET / MARLENE MONTEIRO FREITAS
Canine Jaunâtre 3
1h30
Yellowing Canine 3, created in 2018 for the Batsheva Dance Company, now forms part of the repertoire of the Lyon Opera Ballet. In this work, choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas has orchestrated an athletic encounter of the third kind that blurs the boundaries between humans, animals, and machines.
The legacy of childhood carnivals in Cape Verde deeply influences Marlene Monteiro Freitas’ choreographic work, marked by genre disruptions and identity confusion. Her creations draw from childhood emotions—wonder, discovery, and play—to generate an organic vitality. “A choreography is a living, unpredictable form,” she says. In Canine Jaunâtre 3, Freitas explores sports, focusing on its codified rituals, gestures, and media-fixed imagery. Twenty-five dancer-teammates, wearing identical jerseys and cartoon-like faces, blur boundaries between human, animal, and machine. The result is a jubilant, humorous display brimming with energy and originality.
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Created in 2018 – Added to the repertoire of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon in 2024
Piece for 25 dancers
Choreography, costumes, and music Marlene Monteiro Freitas Choreographic assistant Ben Green Scenography Yannick Fouassier and Marlene Monteiro Freitas Lighting Yannick Fouassier Sound Rui Antunes
La Villette – Paris Autumn Festival
In collaboration with P.OR.K (Joana da Costa Santos, Soraia Gonçalves – Lisbon, Portugal).
Original commission from the Batsheva Dance Company, in co-production with Julidans and Montpellier Danse, 2018
The P.OR.K Cultural Association is funded by the Portuguese Government – Ministry of Culture / General Directorate of Arts.
Practical information
Grande Halle
Metro
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin station
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de Pantin station
Bus
Bus 75, 151 - Porte de Pantin stop
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
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Cité des Sciences
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