MYCELIUM | PERIOD PIECE
CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS
JAN MARTENS
LYON OPERA BALLET
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the Southbank Centre for the presentation of a double bill with Lyon Opera Ballet : Mycelium by Christos Papadopoulos, alongside Period Piece, a solo created by Jan Martens.
In Mycelium, Christos Papadopoulos takes nature’s never-ending shapes, movements and structures as his influence. The result is a hypnotic work exploring mycelium – the vast fungal networks that lie underground. With this work, Papadopoulos creates an organic dance, transforming and broadening the way bodies interact, sense, and come into contact with one another. The piece is set to a mutating soundtrack from electronic composer Coti K.
Jan Martens’ Period Piece calls back to a forgotten sense of normalcy in our chaotic world while dreaming of a new and better one. It’s exuberant and minimalistic, serious and absurd, and as much about the mind as it is the body.
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.
Jan Martens
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0, the recreation of Jan Martens in collaboration NYU Skirball.
Dance Reflections also supports Mystery Sonatas, the next creation of the artist.
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Southbank Centre
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the Southbank Centre for the presentation of COLOSSUS by Stephanie Lake. Dance Reflections is also supporting the presentation of a double bill with Lyon Opera Ballet.
Lyon Opera Ballet
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the Lyon Opera Ballet for the creation of Before the storm, a program presenting Actus... by Lucinda Childs, The Grey Area by David Dawson and Enemy in the Figure by William Forsythe. Dance Reflections is also supporting the creations of Alessandro Sciarroni and Le Sacre du Printemps by Mats Ek in Septembre 2026.
