Ballet national de Marseille - (LA)HORDE: Age of Content

As hyperrealistic avatars and endless streams of images flood our screens, the line between our physical bodies and virtual selves has begun to blur. In Age of Content, the French multidisciplinary collective (LA)HORDE and Ballet national de Marseille explore how identity is fractured in the digital age, asking what remains singular about the living, breathing body.

Harnessing the kinetic immediacy of live performance, Age of Content hurtles audiences through the digital landscapes that saturate our screens—from viral TikTok dances to Grand Theft Auto—in a stunning, high-velocity dance work for our chronically online age.

Artistic concept and direction by (LA)HORDE — Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
Choreography by (LA)HORDE in collaboration with the dancers and rehearsal coaches of the Ballet national de Marseille
Music by Avia, Gabber Eleganza and Philip Glass
Scenic design by Julien Peissel
Lighting design by Eric Wurtz
Costume design by Salomé Poloudenny
Hair design by Charlie Le Mindu
Backdrop visual design by Frederik Heyman

Co-commissioned by MC2 Maison de la Culture de Grenoble, scène nationale – Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2023 – International Summerfestival Kampnagel, Hambourg – Théâtre de la Ville-Paris – Théâtre du Châtelet – Créteil-Maison des arts, scène nationale – Maison de la culture, scène nationale d’Amiens – La Comédie, scène nationale de Clermont-Ferrand – L’Équinoxe, scène nationale de Châteauroux – Charleroi Danse, centre chorégraphique de Wallonie, en partenariat avec le Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi – Grand Théâtre de Provence - Espace des Arts, scène nationale de Chalon-sur-Saône – Opéra de Dijon – Teatro Rivoli de Porto.

With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
In partnership with DIESEL

The CCN Ballet national de Marseille – direction (LA)HORDE receives the French support of DRAC PACA, Ministère de la Culture, Ville de Marseille and BNP-Paribas Foundation.