We should have never walked on the moon
(LA)HORDE
Ballet National de Marseille and Rambert
In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Southbank Centre for the presentation of We should have never walked on the Moon by (LA)HORDE and Ballet National de Marseille.
We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon is a danced exhibition that breaks the codes of the museum and the dance stage by exploring the entirety of the buildings it occupies. With this new piece, (LA)HORDE explores the multifaceted future of dance in its relationship with cinema, questioning the place of the body and movement in contemporary narratives, based on the physicality at work in action films and musicals. The exhibition space becomes the site of a new experience, where so many supercharged bodies bustle about, singing and dancing. In reference to the famous Gene Kelly phrase, We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon explores the political and aesthetic scope of technical progress within its complex relationship to reality.
Choreography, installations, and performances will provide the immersive narrative of this exhibition, placing everyone at the border between reality and imagination, inviting them to face multiple realities.
(LA)HORDE
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting (LA)HORDE and the Ballet national de Marseille for two upcoming creations, including Après moi, le déluge. Dance Reflections is also supporting Théâtre de la Ville and Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse for the presentation of Après moi, le déluge in September as part of Chaillot Nomade, Chaillot's off-site programming, and the Romaeuropa Festival for the presentation of Après moi, le déluge in October.
About the partner
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.
Ballet national de Marseille
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the Ballet national de Marseille - direction (LA)HORDE in the creation of two performances, in June and October 2026.
