Malandain Ballet Biarritz

Malandain Ballet Biarritz

Malandain Ballet Biarritz

Artistic Director: Thierry MALANDAIN

About the Company

The MALANDAIN BALLET BIARRITZ (MBB) was founded in Biarritz in 1988 at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the municipality of Biarritz and with the support of the Conseil Général des Pyrénées Atlantiques and the Conseil Régional Nouvelle-Aquitaine.


MBB has a permanent ensemble of 22 full-time employed dancers. These artists are all classically trained, nevertheless, the artistic expression is contemporary through the work of the artistic director Thierry Malandain, who is focusing on the dancing body, its fragility, its power, and its sensuality.


With over 80.000 spectators every year, MBB is one of Europe's most-watched companies, giving more than 100 performances in the season at home and abroad.


As a national choreographic center, MBB wants to show every person dance and offers workshops and public trainings in more than 450 events yearly.

Tours

February 2024 | May 2024 

Fall 2024 | Spring 2025

& upon request

Workshops

yes, upon request

Photos: Olivier HOUEIX | We were kindly granted the rights to use the images of our companies.

Style

neoclassical

Country

France

Dancers

22

Stage

min. 10m x 15m

"There is an ovation at the end, and anything else would be a disregard for this choreography and the Malandain Ballet Biarritz. Thierry Malandains 'Pastorale' is a Masterpiece ...."

Schwäbische Zeitung, Harald Ruppert, 01.2020

"The musicality with which they danced, their naturalness and the precision behind it, made this part of the production a feast for the eyes, which was ultimately rewarded with long applause."

Bonner Rundschau, Jürgen Bieler, 01.2020

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