« A brilliant tour de force between baroque and modernity »

Written by John Gay in 1728, The Beggar's Opera is widely considered to be the first musical comedy, and one that pre-empted by about 300 years the current vogue for « jukebox » productions, which create a plot to fit around hit songs. Gay took some of the best-known tunes of his day, both classical
and popular, and worked them into a savagely satirical tale set amongst London's thieves, pimps and prostitutes.

Andrea Rama is one of the young choreographers supported by the Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg. His project was selected for the TalentLAB#17, a platform and project laboratory for emerging artists launched by the Théâtres de la Ville in 2016 where he was mentored by celebrated French choreographer José Montalvo. The result of this lab, his duo 3,14π is a minimalist piece for two dancers which is based on the shape of the circle to play with our perception of time and space.