Choreographer Kader Belarbi has created a ballet based on Luigi Dallapiccola’s I Canti di prigionia called Mur Mur. It will be premiered on April 13 at the Eglise Saint-Pierre des Cuisines in Toulouse. The ballet ensemble consists of male dancers from the Ballet du Capitole, of which Kader Belarbi has been director since 2012.

The choreographer considers I Canti di Prigionia as a powerful, expressive and lyrically rich piece of music, like a lament that reflects the human condition. In his choreography, the tortuous movements of the dancers express the secret truths of the imprisoned memories.