On Saturday 17 October at 7pm, Tunis’s Opera House welcomes a new production devoted to the legend of Dido and Aeneas: choreography by Mathieu Geffré, dramaturgy by Andrew Gardiner, performed by the dancers of the Tunis Opera Ballet to baroque music. One night only, don’t miss it.
When and where to see this Dido and Aeneas in Tunis?
Dido and Aeneas is rarely told this way on a Tunisian stage.
Mark the date: it's on Saturday 17 October, at 7pm, that the Tunis Opera House hosts this choreographic production devoted to the legend of Dido and Aeneas. Just one performance, so don't let it slip by if the story tempts you.
Between us, an evening entirely devoted to this myth of love and passion doesn’t come around every day on a Tunisian stage. Set aside your Saturday night and let the legend of Dido and Aeneas sweep you away at the Tunis Opera House.
Who’s behind this retelling of the legend of Dido and Aeneas?
This retelling of Dido and Aeneas comes to life under the guidance of two artists who share the stage without ever getting in each other’s way. Mathieu Geffré choreographs the piece, crafting every gesture of the Tunis Opera Ballet’s dancers to carry the queen of Carthage’s tragic love story. Alongside him, Andrew Gardiner shapes the dramaturgy, the quiet thread that holds the scenes together and gives meaning to every entrance.
It’s the dancers of the Tunis Opera Ballet who bring this double vision to the stage, body and breath in service of an age-old legend. Baroque music will accompany their every step.
What music accompanies the dancers on stage?
On the stage of the Cité de la Culture, the dancers of the Tunis Opera Ballet give body to Dido and Aeneas, set to baroque music composed by Henry. That choice of score sets the tone for the whole evening. The baroque styling, with its rigour and its lyricism, creates a framework in which every step, every silence, finds its meaning.
Around this score, Mathieu Geffré choreographs and Andrew Gardiner handles the dramaturgy, two perspectives weaving movement and story together. Watch dance and music answer each other like an age-old conversation, brought up to date without ever betraying its original elegance.
So keep this Saturday 17 October in the back of your mind, and give yourself permission for an evening out of time. Between Mathieu Geffré’s choreography, Andrew Gardiner’s dramaturgy and the baroque music wrapping around every step, the Tunis Opera House offers you a legend as old as time, carried by the dancers of the Tunis Opera Ballet. Come as a couple, with friends, or simply out of curiosity: Dido and Aeneas is rarely told this way on a Tunisian stage.
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