Les Ailes du désir
Bruno Bouché
In collaboration with the Compagnie Retouramont, Artiste Associé.
Ballet in two acts based on Wim Wenders’ film Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin, 1987).
Premiered on October 30, 2021 at the Opéra national du Rhin.
Reprisal.
Show for the entire company. A performance featuring recorded music.
Wim Wenders represented by Verlag der Autoren.
Infos
Mulhouse
La Filature
Strasbourg
Opéra
Intermission included.
To help you better appreciate the works you are about to discover, we invite you to attend a “Prologue”— a brief 30-minute introduction — one hour before the performance.
Cast
Chorégraphie Bruno Bouché Dramaturgie musicale Bruno Bouché, Jamie Man Musique Anohni and the Johnsons, John Adams, Jean-Sébastien Bach, Jamie Man, Olivier Messiaen, Einstürzende Neubauten, Steve Reich, Jean Sibelius Dramaturgie Christian Longchamp Scénographie Aurélie Maestre Costumes Thibaut Welchlin Lumières David Debrinay Vidéo Etienne Guiol Accompagnement artistique suspension Fabrice Guillot
Artists
Presentation
From the skies above Berlin, angels Damiel and Cassiel listen to the innermost thoughts and fears of the city’s inhabitants. In Wings of Desire, German director Wim Wenders envisions what transpires when one of these celestial beings longs to experience the human condition. When Damiel falls for trapeze artist Marion, he sheds his immortality and embarks on a journey of discovery into the pleasures of human life and consciousness.
Inspired by the cinematic classic, choreographer Bruno Bouché has crafted a full-length ballet that explores the profound mysteries of incarnation, the very essence of dance itself. He draws on iconic themes from the original film, following its dramatic arc before venturing beyond the film’s conclusion. The piece is set to a rich and eclectic musical tapestry, featuring works by Bach, Sibelius, and Steve Reich alongside sounds from ensemble Anohni and the Johnsons and composer Jamie Man.
Through a blend of classical dance vocabulary, contemporary influences, and dramatic storytelling, the choreographer captures the daily wonder experienced by each human being, the sensations that conjure this life force: the breath, the suspension of the body, impulse, frissons on the skin, the brush of a caress, the landing of a leap. Bruno Bouché brings together the entire Ballet company for an intensely poetic artistic journey—an invitation to remember what truly fuels our desire to live.
