The Kurtheater Baden is a guest theatre with a long tradition in a new dress. Opened in 1952, the theatre in Baden's Kurpark has recently been beautifully renovated and expanded. The curated programme (Artistic Director: Uwe Heinrichs) regularly ...
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The Firebird
In AVANT LA NUIT / L’OISEAU DE FEU, Edouard Hue turns his attention to parenthood. Caught between the desire to preserve a protective family intimacy and the need to let go of one’s children in a society that can at times feel overwhelming, the boundaries between reality and virtuality become blurred. This reinterpretation of L’OISEAU DE FEU demonstrates how effectively a classical work can be combined with a modern choreographic style. In Hue’s version, tradition meets contemporary movement language. This reveals that older and younger generations do not contradict one another, but rather enrich and complement each other.
By structuring the piece in two parts – a prelude entitled AVANT LA NUIT and an adaptation of Igor Stravinsky’s work – Edouard Hue creates a dialogue between a tangible reality and a magical universe. The evening is set in a fantasy world that fires the child’s imagination and renders reality intangible. The parental figures in the piece attempt to resist and maintain a connection to reality. Resistance against a world confused by deceptive appearances.
Edouard Hue received the Swiss Dance Prize in 2019. He founded the Beaver Dam Company in 2014. Hue’s choreography DIVE celebrated its acclaimed premiere at the Kurtheater for the 2024 season opening.
A co-production supported by the programme fund of Reso – Swiss Dance Network. Supported by Pro Helvetia and the cantons.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
19:30
Swiss franc 15.54
Advance ticket sales from: 16 September 2026
DANCE Alison Adnet, Alizée Droux, Delphine Guigue, Svetlana Guseva, Maxime Jeannerat, Jaewon Jung, Laurie Kokoreff-Brütt, Lysandre Korelis, Ainhoa Pina Cayuela, Arianna Pina Cayuela, Ambre Pini, Enorah Schwaar
CHOREOGRAPHY Edouard Hue
MUSIC Igor Stravinsky, Jonathan Soucasse
SET DESIGN Yoko Seyama
LIGHTING Arnaud Viala
CONCEPT AND GRAPHIC DESIGN Marc Limousin
COSTUMES Sigolène Petey
CO-PRODUCTION Comédie de Genève, Espace Concorde, Equilibre-Nuithone Fribourg, Kurtheater Baden, Festival de Danse Cannes, Le Spot Sion, L’Onde Théâtre Centre d'Art
SUPPORTED BY Fondation Philantropique Famille Sandoz, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Republic and Canton of Geneva
CHOREOGRAPHY Edouard Hue
MUSIC Igor Stravinsky, Jonathan Soucasse
SET DESIGN Yoko Seyama
LIGHTING Arnaud Viala
CONCEPT AND GRAPHIC DESIGN Marc Limousin
COSTUMES Sigolène Petey
CO-PRODUCTION Comédie de Genève, Espace Concorde, Equilibre-Nuithone Fribourg, Kurtheater Baden, Festival de Danse Cannes, Le Spot Sion, L’Onde Théâtre Centre d'Art
SUPPORTED BY Fondation Philantropique Famille Sandoz, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Republic and Canton of Geneva
KURTHEATER BADEN
Parkstrasse 20
5400 Baden
+41 (0)56 222 22 44
info@kurtheater.ch
Accessibility:
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Access to the Kurtheater Baden is barrier-free through the main entrance on Parkstrasse. The theatre hall and the New Foyer can be reached barrier-free via the lift in the entrance foyer. The rehearsal room on the 5th floor is also accessible. Wheelchair-accessible toilets are available in the front building and in the back building. Inductive hearing with your own hearing aid (mode "T") is available in the hall in the stalls, not in the balcony. Hearing aids can be borrowed free of charge from the cloakroom for a deposit.
