Alexandrinsky Theatre

Premiere in Russia

Beautiful is the time we live in — regardless of age. When energy, optimism and the desire to express oneself sweep away inner barriers in a dazzling fountain of emotion, we fall in love with the world again — and with those who seem to belong only to youth. In Beauséjour, choreographer Mourad Merzouki stages an азартный, high-spirited confrontation between generations: the young challenge the old, the old challenge the young. They mix, lift one another, form fleeting intergenerational pairs — just for a few steps of tango. The audience laughs, and beneath the pulsing rhythms a breeze of tender nostalgia drifts across the stage.

With astonishing dance technique and striking theatrical transformation, the performers — including artists who have appeared on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre and trained at the same prestigious academies — embrace an entirely new physical language. Set to an electrifying soundtrack by the tango re-inventors Müller & Makaroff, the production becomes both philosophical reflection and joyous spectacle.

As Baz’art writes, “Beauséjour is virtuoso, irresistibly alive, radiant with contagious energy — and simply unmissable.”

Choreographer: Mourad Merzouki
Assistant Choreographer: Kader Belmoktar
Music: Müller & Makaroff (Gotan Project)
Lyricist: Fabrice Daboni (Fafapunk)
Set Design: Benjamin Lebreton
Lighting: Yoann Tivoli
Costume Design: Pauline Zurini in collaboration with Claire Shirk