Riom Dances again in the New International Dance Season
16 July 2025
The premiere of Legenda Nova by Kristian Lever marks the start of the international dance season in Riom (Canton Graubünden), from a relative point of view, the cultural capital of the canton. Riom dances again from July 17 to August 10. The dance premieres begin on July 17 in the Clavadeira.
Eight choreographers bring their works, created for Origen, to the stages of the festival village of Riom:
- Legenda Nova by Kristian Lever
- Vandalismo by Luca-Andrea Tessarini
- Three Sisters by Ilia Jivoy
- Fiction by Nicola Wills
- Lost Voices by Juliano Nunes
- A House without Walls by Lucas Valente
- Serum by Andrey Kaydanovskiy
- Ad Astra by Sébastien Bertaud
The artistic signatures range from the classical elegance of the soloists at the Paris Opera to the eruptive power of the contemporary dancers at the Netherlands Dance Theatre to the acrobatic perfection of Chinese movement artists.
This year, everything revolves around fairy tales and legends, those literary materials that have shaped romantic ballet. The new choreographies engage with the tradition of classical dance, giving new attire to Romansh fairy tales, exploring archetypal patterns, making Snow White’s glass coffin appear as a capsule for figments of the imagination, or celebrating a joyful assemblage of literary protagonists.
(Source and further information: Nova Fundaziun Origen)