Dance & ballet

histoire(s) • Olga de Soto

Q: What is histoire(s)?

histoire(s) is Olga de Soto's documentary video performance. It looks at memory and the 1946 ballet Le Jeune Homme et la Mort.

Wed 9 Dec · 21:00+ 4 more dates

Théâtre National, Brussel

About

Olga de Soto's documentary video performance histoire(s) explores memory and the 1946 ballet Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. It is at Théâtre National in Brussels from 9 to 12 December 2026.

What to expect

histoire(s) is Olga de Soto's documentary video performance about memory and the 1946 ballet Le Jeune Homme et la Mort.

Based on spectators' memories
Memories can be fragmentary or contradictory
Not a reconstruction of the ballet
Premiere: 25 June 1946, Paris
Created by Jean Cocteau and choreographer Roland Petit
Dancers: Nathalie Philippart and Jean Babilée
Three eras meet: 1946, 2004, 2026
Copresentation: Charleroi danse

Dates

Wed, 9 Dec · 21:00
Thu, 10 Dec · 14:00
Thu, 10 Dec · 21:00
Fri, 11 Dec · 21:00
Sat, 12 Dec · 21:00

Questions

When does histoire(s) • Olga de Soto start and end?

histoire(s) • Olga de Soto is on Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 21:00.

Where is histoire(s) • Olga de Soto?

histoire(s) • Olga de Soto takes place at Théâtre National, E. Jacqmainlaan 111, Brussel.

What is histoire(s)?

histoire(s) is Olga de Soto's documentary video performance.

It looks at memory and the 1946 ballet Le Jeune Homme et la Mort.

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Getting there

Théâtre National, E. Jacqmainlaan 111, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE

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