WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER WALKED ON THE MOON
Find multi-sensory performances around our site at an immersive takeover from two powerhouse dance companies, Rambert and (LA)HORDE Ballet national de Marseille.
Roam around our public and hidden spaces at your own pace to discover a cast of 80 artists performing in unexpected locations: in the Royal Festival Hall auditorium stalls while you watch from the stage, in backstage areas in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and on our outdoor terraces.
The show transforms our site with cinematic flair, with performances featuring dancers from both companies, DJs, digital works, a limousine and community performers.
‘We should have never walked on the moon’ is a comment that Hollywood star Gene Kelly is reported to have made to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
This ambitious project explores the role of the body in a post-internet age of endless information and communication, dominated by mainstream US culture, and the relationship between dance and cinema.
Need to know
This performance features haze and strobe lighting.
A choreographic performance by (LA)HORDE with Ballet national de Marseille co-production with Southbank Centre and Rambert
Production: CCN Ballet national de Marseille
Created at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on July 28 and 29, 2022
In coproduction with Palais des Festival de Cannes and Chaillot – Théâtre national de la danse
With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, of Alpes Maritimes department, and Lieux publics – CNAREP (Centre national des arts de la rue et de l’espace public) & Pôle européen de production. In partnership with New Galerie.
This presentation of WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER WALKED ON THE MOON is made possible with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels. Rambert’s collaboration with (LA)HORDE is supported by Cockayne – Grants for the Arts.
The CCN Ballet national de Marseille – direction (LA)HORDE receives the support of DRAC PACA, ministère de la Culture, Ville de Marseille and BNP-Paribas Foundation.
Artistic concept and direction: (LA)HORDE: Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel; Choregraphy: (LA)HORDE, Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer, Cécilia Bengolea & François Chaignaud, Lucinda Childs, Oona Doherty.
(LA)HORDE
Lighting design: Eric Wurtz
Steam effect: Christian Zurita
Costume style: Salomé Poloudenny
Artistic assistant: Nadia El Hakim
Assistant choreographers for (LA)HORDE: Valentina Pace, Jacquelyn Elder
Rehearsal directors of Ballet national de Marseille: Valentina Pace, Jacquelyn Elder, Céline Signoret, Natacha Nezri
With the dancers of Ballet national de Marseille: Nina Auerbach, Alida Bergakker, Isaïa Badaoui, Joao De Castro Franca, Pierpaolo Cosentino, Titouan Crozier, Nathan Gombert, Jonatan Myhre Jorgensen, Yoshiko Kinoshita, Aya Sato, Dana Pajarillaga, Elena Valls Garcia, Luca Völkel, Myrto Georgiadi, Kevin Pajarillaga, Gabriella Sibeko, Isla Clarke, Layne Willis, Eden Solomon, Arno Brys, Lung Ssu Yen, Amalia Soubise, Thaimee Samut, Ben Schuffenhauer
And the jumpers: Andrii Shkapoid, Bartłomiej Paruszewski, Michał Żybura, Paweł Nowicki, Magali Casters, Nick Reisinger, Quentin Gars Hinkens, Thomas Hongre
DJ: Krampf
Rambert dancers: Adél Bálint, Alessio Corallo, Cali Hollister, Coke Lopez, Conor Kerrigan, Dylan Tedaldi, Hannah Hernandez, Hua Han, Jau’mair Garland, Max Day, Naya Lovell, Seren Williams, Siang Huang, Simone Damberg-Würtz, Sungmin Kim, Tom Davis-Dunn
Community performers: Fabian Graham, Jilian Kramer, Su Garfinkle, Marcio Junji Sono, Manpreet Gehlan, Anika Nowicka, Johana Wichehterlova, Lisa Moore, Jonathan Lawson, Mithiran Ravindran, Suzanne Tarlin, Tracy Garcia, Claude Adjil, Natalia Grabowska
Rambert students: Django Bates, Finlay Bergus, Alex Alexander, TJ Trevon Gibson, Corlee Haverty, Sabrina Kuku, Josie Linscer, Chloe Hurn, Rachel O’Shea, Zuzanna Panek, Danique Willemson, Nina Lowe, James Tatterton, Jun Xin Ng, Olivia Wardle, Dylan Williams, Omar Toussaint
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Hearing enhancement is available for this event in select locations, due to the nature of the performance and technical set-up. Hearing enhancement equipment can be collected from the Southbank Centre Square Doors, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, and the Queen Elizabeth Hall main doors.
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