Un saut dans le bleu by Carolyn Carlson, music by Pierre Le Bourgeois

In Un saut dans le bleu (“A leap into the blue”), her first dance piece created specially for Toulouse’s prestigious Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole, prolific choreographer Carolyn Carlson draws on over 50 years of experience and her own brand of spiritually profound, visually powerful choreography to bring to life an original score by French composer Pierre Le Bourgeois. Even after having created over 100 works — art that she describes as “visual poetry” — Carlson breathes originality into each piece, exploring new concepts and inspirations. Un saut dans le bleu follows her poetry collection of the same name which blends melancholic, nostalgic imagery with philosophical insights on human existence. Self-defined as an “image maker,” Carlson now brings her poetic vision to life in this work of abstract lyricism, boundless creativity, and intimate meditation on what it is to be human.