Lever de soleil Program (French version)

For the first time, Bartabas has choreographed the dance of horses and riders to written music: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Symphony of Psalms, and Pierre Boulez's Dialogue de l'ombre double. Texts in french : Françoise Gründ and André Velter Photographs: Antoine Poupel

Bartabas signs a " Manifeste pour la vie d'artiste " and invites 12 personalities to speak about it by his side. Far from the idea of Bohemia, this Manifesto for artist's life bases on the strong idea of the artistic commitment. It reveals how and to what extent the dedication of an artist to its work can modify its way of life, its daily life, its private life. This artistic commitment at the same time physical and spiritual implies an ethics on a daily basis, an investment without concession. This artistic commitment influences the lifestyles of the artists and their production, each in their own way.

For the third opus of Cabaret de l'exil, Bartabas pays tribute to Persian women. Whether Afghan or Iranian, they too are artists in exile. Resilient and rebellious, they assert their identity and invoke ancestral memories, those of the ancient Scythian civilisation based on matriarchy. Among this nomadic people, the horse was a source of remarkable gender equality; travelling long distances on horseback and encouraging their mounts into battle was as much the prerogative of women as it was of men, as was the practice of the arts. Texts and photographs from the show Cabaret de l'Exil - Femmes persanes Photographs by Alfons Alt Preface by Bartabas in French

Get ready to enter a joyfully macabre soul dance, unfolding before your eyes as well as above your head. A double carnival led to the sound of chinchineros' drums, Mexican brass bands and barrel organs. With again and again the horse, the safest psycho-pumping animal as ferryman, messenger and guardian angel. A creation of the Zingaro Equestrian Theater Design, scenography and staging: Bartabas Assistant director: Anne Perron Sets and costumes: Laurence Bruley Masks : Cécile Kretschmar Musical adviser : Jean-Pierre Drouet Photography: Agathe Poupeney and Hugo Marty Title Drawing : Ernest Pignon-Ernest