The Ballets de Monte-Carlo will open its upcoming season with La Dispute, an innovative and modern “multidisciplinary creation” inspired by the works of Pierre de Marivaux.

La Compagnie des Ballets de Monte-Carlo never ceases to reinvent itself, and this season’s opening event, a performance that reaches far beyond the scope of ballet’s usual realm, is yet another example of its innate creativity.

La Dispute brings together five Monegasque teens from local cultural organisations, two dancers from La Compagnie, and a choir of 40 singers currently enrolled in the Ballet’s Choré-Voix training programme, a 16-month course that focuses on the body and gives teachers the tools they need to help students express themselves through movement, choir, and theatre.

The story is based on the works of the 18th-century French novelist and playwright Pierre de Marivaux, who is considered one of the country’s most important comedic writers of all time. His most celebrated pieces include The Triumph of Love, The Game of Love and Chance, and False Confidences, each considered a classic even by today’s standards.

La Dispute will also give a few nods to other notables, such as singer Edith Piaf and the Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s own Jean-Christophe Maillot.

It has been created in partnership with Monaco’s Department of Education, Youth, and Sport, the Académie Rainier III, and the Inspection Académique de Nice, with the support of SOGEDA.

Catch La Dispute at the Théâtre des Variétés on 21st October at 8pm for just €10 or on 22nd October at 2.30pm for €5.

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Photo credit: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo