Prométhée - Ballet de l'Opéra Grand Avignon

Choreographic piece by Martin Harriague in collaboration with the dancers (2025) Music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Fabien Cali. Following a premiere in December 2025, acclaimed by both press and public, Prométhée returns for the 2026-2027 season.

This success confirmed the strength of this work where myth, music, and dance meet with rare intensity. With Prométhée, Martin Harriague continues his exploration of transgressive figures who defy gods and norms. After his creation inspired by Donald J.

Trump, he summons the one who dared to steal fire from the gods to give it to men, an act of rebellion and generosity, punished with eternal suffering.

Beyond the ancient narrative, this piece questions what it means to “steal fire” today: in a world where humans arrogate the power to control and destroy, Prometheus, for his part, does not steal the flame to annihilate, but to offer humanity the very source of knowledge, life, and… love.

At the heart of the creation is Les Créatures de Prométhée by Ludwig van Beethoven, the composer's only ballet.

Fabien Cali, in residence with the Orchestra, enriches Beethoven's score with a contemporary dimension, extending the dialogue between music and movement, between heritage and invention.

For Martin Harriague, the intimate relationship between movement and sound is a true signature: dance does not follow music, it is music. Bodies translate notes and reveal what is heard. The choreography blends powerful ensembles, sensitive duets, and virtuoso solos.

One finds here the explosive and precise writing that makes the choreographer unique. Thus, Prométhée asserts itself as a total work, musical, choreographic, and mythical, whose revival extends the momentum of an already brilliant success.

Coproduction Ballet de l’Opéra Grand Avignon and Orchestre national Avignon-Provence