It was set in the destinies of the hip-hop dancers of the parvis of the Opera and its classical performers that they would one day join together. This was the case in 2003, when the Opera invited the street dancers of the Pockemon Crew to a residency. 16 years later, for its 20th anniversary, this world-famous company is presenting Millesime, a creation associating the dancers of the Ballet of the Opera.

Celebrating dance
What a journey they have made, this group of friends who made one spinhead after the other on the opportunely smooth parvis of the Opéra de Lyon! Since its beginnings and its first piece Sii...si!, the Pockemon Crew have presented no fewer than eight shows in over fifty countries, gained the status of a worldwide reference and has become a wonderful tale of emancipation. This is the story, as well as their saga of artistic fulfilment, which the company wanted to tell on the occasion of this creation, which is also an invitation to the dancers of the Ballet of the Opera. At the musical and scenic crossroads of these two universes, between rigour and folly, delicateness and dynamism, elevation and a rooting on the ground, Riyad Fghani, the artistic director of the Crew, is proposing a genuine sharing of experiences and sensitivities. There is no longer any question of choosing sides, between urban dance and ballet, but simply to celebrate dance, in all its forms and in all its acceptations.

New production
As a coproduction with Qui Fait Ça? Kiffer Ça!