Bilgamesh, un ballet-opéra en deux actes.
Symbiose d’un genre oublié, une mythologie archaïque et une langue morte
Composed between 2009 and 2012, the ballet-opera Bilgamesh represents an ambitious project for two special reasons. Firstly, there is the attempt to revive a partially forgotten genre opera-ballet. Secondly, the ancient language of Mesopotamia, Sumerian and Akkadian, are used exclusively.  Drawing a parallel with other art forms, one must observe that the blending of singing and dance is more and more gaining a place in popular music and in contemporary cinema producers prefer more often the use of little-known but authentic languages to reflect the atmosphere of long- forgotten times. It is my deep conviction that a mythological subject opens up enormous possibilities for the embodiment of the ideas mentioned above, where dead languages can join together with the opera-ballet form in single organism, strengthening the action on stage with special, sacred thoughts.   The title itself is no accident. The name Gilgamesh is a Babylonian alteration of the original name of the hero, Bilgamesh, in Sumerian.
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