Commissioned by Maurice Béjart for the 50th anniversary of his Company, this ballet is dedicated to Venice, with the music of Antonio Vivaldi. This choreographic suite sets the story of four spirits inhabiting the ruins of a lost city.

As Nietzsche wrote once in Ecce Homo: “When I seek another word for music I never find any other word than Venice”. “Casino des Esprits“ invites us to wander into Gil Roman’s dreamt Venice, through the haunting sound of the ‘Prete Rosso’.

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Choreography: Gil Roman
Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Citypercussion – Thierry Hochstätter & jB Meier
Sound effects: Anthony Margues
Lights: Clément Cayrol
Costumes: Henri Davila
Premiere: Espace Odyssée Lausanne-Malley – May 16, 2004
Recorded at Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Switzerland on December 10, 2020.
Directed by Charlotte Rocchi and Wictor Hugo Pedroso