This choreographic transposition of Beethoven’s work has no other idea, no other purpose, no other argument than the music that supports it, nourishes it, and is its sole reason for being.
Dance, here, merely follows the slow journey of the composer from anguish to joy, from darkness to light.
This is not a ballet, in the generally accepted sense of the term, superimposed on a score that is one of the summits of music, but a profound human participation in a work that belongs to all humanity and which is here not only played and sung, but danced, just as Greek tragedy was or all primitive and collective religious manifestations.

Maurice Béjart

A monumental work, driven by extraordinary collective energy.
With Maurice Béjart’s 9th Symphony, the stage becomes a total space where music, dance, and light converge in rare intensity. This iconic piece, powered by Beethoven’s force, demands technical and artistic excellence equal to its ambition.
Bringing together over 200 artists on stage—dancers, choir members, and musicians—the performance operates on a spectacular scale where every element must be perfectly controlled.
On this production, we held the role of lighting technical manager. A key position at the heart of the operation, responsible for implementation, precision, and reliability of the entire system.
Our work involved coordinating teams, ensuring installation and operation, and maintaining perfect execution of the lighting design under all conditions. Anticipation, rigor, and responsiveness were essential to support such a dense work, where every detail matters.
In a production of this magnitude, technique becomes invisible when mastered. This is where success lies: enabling the stage to express itself fully, without constraint, in service of the artists and the audience.

Choreography: Maurice Béjart
Texts: Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich von Schiller
Music: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Citypercussion
Original sets, lighting and costumes: Joëlle Roustand, Roger Bernard
Lighting design: Dominique Roman
Costume design: Henri Davila
Technical manager: François Vandermeeren