Miniatures

Take seven musical works written by contemporary composers. The music reflects seven worlds, seven individual and different imaginations; they were not written for dance. Offer them, impose them on a choreographer with no other constraints than to work with them... Those are the rules of the game! Seven miniature ballets emerge as so many pieces of a puzzle assembled in a choreographic tableau to reveal other lives, other destinies. This is how the 2004 Miniatures were born, created by Jean-Christophe Maillot as part of the Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo. Twenty-two years later, new Miniatures are born and are an opportunity for the choreographer to invite to his side "friends of the company", four former dancers of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, who moved to the other side of the curtain, in their turn setting their understanding into movement.

Jean-Christophe Maillot & Ramon Lazkano « RÉSONANCES » - MINIATURE 1
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot | Music: Ramon Lazkano, Lur-Itzalak, for violon and celle, 2004 | Scenography, Lighting, Costumes: Dominique Drillot | Assistant choreographer: Asier Uriagereka | Premiere: April 14, 2004, Grimaldi Forum, new version: April 16, 2026, Salle Garnier Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Duration: 10 min
Julien Guérin & Martin Matalon « CARAVANSÉRAIL » - MINIATURE 2
Choreography: Julien Guérin | Music: Martin Matalon, Caravansérail 2, editions Billaudot, 2025 | Scenography, Lighting: Dominique Drillot | Costumes: Julien Guérin, Thomas Guillaume, Marianne Le Breton | Assistant choreographer: Alessandra Tognoloni | Premiere: April 16, 2026, Salle Garnier Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Duration: 12 min
Francesco Nappa & Violeta Cruz « ANÉMONES » - MINIATURE 3
Choreography: Francesco Nappa | Assistant choreographer: Gaétan Morlotti | Music: Violetta Cruz, Huit carrés rouges, éditions Musicales Artchipel, 2025 | Costumes: Francesco Nappa, Thomas Guillaume, Marianne Le Breton | Lighting : Samuel Thery | Premiere: April 16, 2026, Salle Garnier Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Duration: 12 min
Jean-Christophe Maillot & Bruno Mantovani « TIME LAPSE » - MINIATURE 4
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot | Music: Bruno Mantovani, L’ivresse pour quatuor à cordes, 2004 | Scenography: Philippe Favier | Costumes: Philippe Guillotel | Lighting: Dominique Drillot | Assistant choreographer: Alessandra Tognoloni | Premiere : April 14, 2004, Grimaldi Forum, new version: April 16, 2026, Salle Garnier Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Duration: 10 min
Jeroen Verbruggen & Aurélien Dumont « STEPS FOR BEA(s)TS THAT NEVER WERE » - MINIATURE 5
Choreography: Jeroen Verbruggen Music: Aurélien Dumont, Steps for Beasts that Never Were, éditions Musicales Artchipel, 2025 | Scenography: Jeroen Verbruggen | Costumes: Emmanuel Maria | Lighting: Samuel Thery | Premiere: April 16, 2026, Salle Garnier Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Duration: 11 min
Mimoza Koike & Misato Mochizuki « KINTSUGI » - MINIATURE 6
Choreography: Mimoza Koike | Music: Misato Mochizuki, Sakiwai - Wabi-sabi Bloom, commande du Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo | Costumes: Mimoza Koike, Thomas Guillaume, Marianne Le Breton | Lighting: Samuel Thery | Assistant choreographer: Asier Edeso | Premiere: April 16, 2026, Salle Garnier Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Duration: 10 min

In coproduction with Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo and the Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain Direction : Bruno Mantovani