About
Olga de Soto's documentary video performance histoire(s) looks back on the 1946 premiere of Le Jeune Homme et la Mort through the memories of spectators. At Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels, 9–12 December 2026.
What to expect
histoire(s) is a documentary video performance by choreographer Olga de Soto about memory and remembrance.
She starts from the memories of spectators who were present at the premiere of Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, a creation by Jean Cocteau and choreographer Roland Petit, in Paris in 1946.
- Spectators' memories of the 1946 premiere
- Between dance and documentary performance
- Three eras: 1946, 2004 and 2026
- Created in 2004 at Kunstenfestivaldesarts
- Copresentation with Charleroi danse
Dates
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 Wallonie-Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 111-115, Bruxelles.
What is histoire(s) about?
Olga de Soto does not reconstruct the ballet Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, but collects the echoes of it.
She starts from the memories of spectators who saw the 1946 premiere in Paris.
Their stories are fragmentary and sometimes contradictory.
Questions include whether Nathalie Philippart's cape was red or black, and whether Jean Babilée's jumps were flashy or seemed to hang in the air.
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Getting there
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 111-115, 1000 Bruxelles, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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