My Fierce Ignorant Step
Christos Papadopoulos
Following its support for the creation of Christos Papadopoulos's My Fierce Ignorant Step, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting its presentation in 2026 at the Romaeuropa Festival, the Théâtre de la Ville, the ImPulstanz festival, La Bâtie - Festival de Genève, la Maison de la danse Lyon and la MC93.
It's a performance about the euphoria of being alive. Ten dancers create an ecstatic soundscape and the choreography emerging from it. Memories and listens, voices and bodies, all resonate like musical instruments, gradually building toward a shared exhilaration. The minimalist Greek choreographer’s new work explores how movement becomes a song, one in which the dancers’ bodies pulsate—and through them, potentially, the bodies of the audience. An optimistic, extroverted, and enchanting new work about the first times we met, laughed, lived. About the passionate beginnings.
"I remember that lust for life, the speed, the unwavering drive, the sense that anything was possible. [...] This work is my attempt to revisit that feeling. To find it again." Christos Papadopoulos
“I remember that lust for life, the speed, the unwavering drive, the sense that anything was possible. [...] This work is my attempt to revisit that feeling. To find it again.
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Christos Papadopoulos
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents Mycelium by Christos Papadopoulos with the Lyon Opera Ballet in collaboration with New York City Center. Following its support for the creation of Christos Papadopoulos's My Fierce Ignorant Step, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is also supporting its presentation in several venues and festivals.
about the partners
ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting ImPulsTanz for the presentation of several shows.
La Bâtie-Festival de Genève
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the 50th edition of La Bâtie-Festival de Genève for the presentation of five shows.
Maison de la danse
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Maison de la Danse for the presentation of six shows of the 2026-2027 season.
Sadler's Wells
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels supports Sadler's Wells for the presentation of Kontakthof - Echoes of '78, a Sadler's Wells, Pina Bausch Foundation and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch production and Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Radouan Mriziga.
MC93 – Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels supports the MC93 for the presentation of My Fierce Ignorant Step by Christos Papadopoulos.
