Book Rioult
RIOULT Dance tours an extensive repertory, currently featuring four diverse programs designed to captivate a broad audience. Beyond the stage, the company enriches its impact through a robust array of community engagement activities, personally led by Pascal Rioult and the company’s dancers. These interactive sessions, held before or after performances, create meaningful connections between the audience, the artists, and the works themselves. Praised by The Royal Gazette as “Powerful. Precise. Poised.,” RIOULT Dance’s performances promise to leave a lasting impression on all who experience them.
To book the company, contact Brian Flynn at brian@rioult.org
France Touring
Isabelle Arifon
Agence Acteur Productions
15 avenue du Bois Tardieu - 92140 Clamart - France
isabelle@acoeurproductions.com
T : 06 46 00 00 58 / +336 46 00 00 58
ITALY TOURING
Roberta Righi
International Music and Arts
Via delle Mondine 6, 41012 Carpi, Italy
Tel: +39 059 6444688
TOURING PROGRAMS
PURPLE TO PÄRT
PURPLE TO PÄRT pairs two semi-autobiographical pieces:
"Te Deum" (1995 revised 2017), set to the music of Arvo Pärt, is a poignant reimagining of one of Rioult's earliest works, enveloping the audience in a spiritual aura as the central character embarks on a profound journey toward truth and beauty.
In stark contrast, "Fire in the Sky” (2017) blazes with an energetic homage to Rioult's early dance club days, where the pulsating hits of Deep Purple fueled a desire for a life in constant motion.
Both pieces showcase Rioult's ability to seamlessly blend personal inspiration and spiritual exploration into captivating choreography. Of the program, Critical Dance expressed "it’s clear to me that Rioult is an exceptional choreographer...RIOULT Dance NY is worth seeing at every opportunity."
THE RAVEL DANCES
THE RAVEL DANCES includes three dances:
"Daphnis and Chloe", A new work choreographed by Pascal Rioult in 2025, set to Ravel’s lush and hypnotic score.
“Wien” (1995) is a powerful and haunting work set to Ravel's La Valse, offering a chilling reflection on the societal collapse that led to World War II. Exploring themes of intolerance, racism, and bigotry, it serves as a cautionary tale whose relevance endures today. The piece was hailed by Backstage as “a spine-chilling work of choreography.”
"Bolero" (2002), a dynamic interpretation of Ravel's iconic score - showcased at the 2005 City Center Fall for Dance Festival -, mesmerizing audiences with its electric energy and unrelenting crescendo. It is a tour de force that will leave you breathless. The New York Times described it as: “a dazzling machine dance that uses images that work against expectations”. Critical Dance hailed it: “unusual and masterful.”
FAMILY PROGRAM
FAMILY PROGRAM
In this dynamic and imaginative dance performance, choreographer Pascal Rioult draws inspiration from the rhythmic narratives of Jean de la Fontaine's "Fables."
Using the universal language of dance, Rioult breathes new life into well-known tales like the "Crow and the Fox" and the "Tortoise and the Hare," among others.
Originally created in 1997, this dance piece has undergone a revitalization, with Rioult infusing it with fresh costumes, lighting, and choreography, all set to an original commissioned score by composer Paul Salerni.
This family friendly presentation, suitable for all ages, offers the opportunity to involve local actors and children in the production, allowing them to perform alongside the Company dancers.
CUSTOM PROGRAM
CUSTOM PROGRAM
In addition to the programs above, you may create your own program in consultation with the company based on your community’s needs and interests.
Check out our full repertory list above and contact us for a consultation.
Rioult Repertory
BLACK DIAMOND (2003)
Length: 17 minutes
Music: Igor Stravinsky, “Duo Concertant”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Pascal Rioult
Set: Pascal Rioult and Harry Feiner
BOLERO (2002)
Length: 16 minutes
Music: Maurice Ravel, “Bolero”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Russ Vogler
Set: Harry Feiner
CASSANDRA’S CURSE (2016)
Length: 34 minutes
Music: Richard Danielpour, “Cassandra’s Curse”
Lighting: Jim French
Set: Harry Feiner
Video: Brian Clifford Beasley
Costumes: Elena Comendador
Narration: Kathleen Turner
CELESTIAL TIDES (2011)
Length: 22 minutes
Music: J.S. Bach, “Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Karen Young
Projection Design: Harry Feiner
Projection Animation: Brian Clifford Beasley
CITY (2010)
Length: 15 minutes
Music: J. S. Bach, “Sonata for Violin and Piano #6 in G major”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Karen Young
Projection Design: Brian Clifford Beasley
DREAM SUITE (2014)
Length: 20 minutes
Music: Peter Iliych Tchaikovsky,
“Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C Major”
Lighting: Jim French
Costumes: Karen Young
Masks: Anne Posluszny
DUETS SACRED & PROFANE (2016)
Length: 20 minutes
Music: Christoph W. Gluck, A. Mozart, Arvo Part, J. S. Bach
Lighting: Jim French
Costumes: Russ Vogler, Karen Young
FABLES (1997 / 2012)
Length: Varies based on number of sections performed; up to 45 minutes
Music: Paul Salerni, “Fables”
Lighting: David Finley / adapted by Pascal Rioult
Costumes: Russ Vogler / Pilar Limosner
Set: Harry Feiner
FIREBIRD (2003)
Length: 30 minutes
Music: Igor Stravinsky, “Firebird”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Pilar Limosner
Set: Harry Feinerength
FIRE IN THE SKY (2017)
Length: 32 minutes
Music: Deep Purple J. S. Bach
Lighting: Jim French
Costumes: Patricia Field & David Dalrymple
HOME FRONT (2000)
Length: 17 minutes
Music: Maurice Ravel, “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Russ Vogler
IF BY CHANCE (2006)
Length: 21 minutes
Music: Mozart, “Concerto No. 23 in A Major,” arranged by Jacques Loussier
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Pilar Limosner
IPHIGENIA (2013)
Length: 30 minutes
Music: Michael Torke, “Iphigenia”
Lighting: Jim French
Set: Harry Feiner
Costumes: Karen Young
Narration: Jacqueline Chambord
LES NOCES (2005)
Length: 26 minutes
Music: Igor Stravinsky, “Les Noces”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Pilar Limosner
NOSTALGHIA (2018)
Length: 24 minutes
Music: Polina Nazaykinskaya, “Nostalghia”
Lighting: Jim French
Costumes: Naomi Luppescu
ON DISTANT SHORES (2011)
Length: 27 minutes
Music: Aaron Jay Kernis, “On Distant Shores”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Pilar Limosner
Narration: Jacqueline Chambord
POLYMORPHOUS (2015)
Length: 15 minutes
Music: J.S. Bach
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Karen Young
Projection Designers: Brian C. Beasley and Harry Feiner
PRELUDE TO NIGHT (2001)
Length: 23 minutes
Music: Maurice Ravel, “Prelude a la nuit”, “Alborada del Gracioso,” & “Rapsodie Espagnole: Feria”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Russ Vogler
Set: Harry Feiner
SMALL STEPS, TINY REVOLUTIONS (2008)
Length: 23 minutes
Music: Steven Sametz, “Small Steps, Tiny Revolutions”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Drew Francis
Sets: Drew Francis
STREET SINGER (2015)
Length: 60 minutes
Music: Various
Music Director/Composer: Don Rebic
Lighting: Jim French
Costumes: Pilar Limosner
Projection Design: Brian Clifford Beasley
TE DEUM (1995)
Length: 28 minutes
Music: Arvo Part, “Te Deum”
Lighting: Jim French after David Finley’s
Costumes: Mondo (Russ Vogler original)
TRANSGRESSIONS (2019)
Inspired by Joyce Carol Oates' Stories
Length: 29 minutes
Music: Charles Ives, Traditional Bluegrass, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin
Lighting: Spencer Anderson & P. Rioult
Costumes: Elena Comendador & P.Rioult
VIEWS OF THE FLEETING WORLD
(2008)
Length: 34 minutes
Music: J.S. Bach, “The Art of Fugue”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Karen Young
Projection Design: Harry Feiner
Projection Animation: Brian Clifford Beasley
THE VIOLET HOUR (2012)
Length: 19 minutes
Music: Joan Tower, “Très Lent,”(1994) &
“Catching a Wave” (2012)
Lighting: Clifton Taylor
Costumes: Maria Garcia
WIEN (1995)
Length: 13 minutes
Music: Maurice Ravel, “La Valse*”
Lighting: David Finley
Costumes: Russ Vogler