Biennale de la Danse de Lyon
The world's largest dance festival
2027
About Biennale de la Danse
Biennale de la Danse — edition 2027
22nd Biennale de la Danse — September 2027
The 22nd Biennale de la Danse de Lyon is expected in September 2027, continuing the alternating schedule with the Biennale d'Art Contemporain (even years). The program will be unveiled in spring 2027 under the artistic direction of Tiago Guedes.
As usual, the festival will offer around forty performances, world premieres, the iconic participatory Parade, and numerous events throughout the Lyon metropolitan area and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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Practical information — Biennale de la Danse
Access
The Biennale performances take place in numerous venues across the Lyon metropolitan area. The main venue is the Maison de la Danse, 8 avenue Jean Mermoz, 69008 Lyon (Metro D, Sans Souci stop).
By public transport: The performance venues are served by the TCL network (metro, tram, bus).
Prices
Prices vary depending on the performances and venues:
- Performances: from 8 to 40 EUR depending on the series
- Parade: free
- Reduced rates: for young people, students, and job seekers
Ticketing
Book online at labiennaledelyon.com or at partner venues.
The Biennale de la Danse de Lyon: forty years of choreographic passion
Founded in 1984 by Guy Darmet, then director of the Maison de la Danse, the Biennale de la Danse de Lyon has established itself over four decades as the world's largest dance festival. The first edition, in June 1984, brought together the biggest names in 20th-century dance—Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Roland Petit—and attracted 30,000 spectators, laying the foundations for an unmissable event.
An artistic event of global reach
Each edition of the Biennale features around forty performances, a majority of which are premieres and French premieres, by the greatest contemporary choreographers and emerging avant-garde figures. The festival unfolds throughout the Lyon metropolitan area, taking over the Maison de la Danse, the Opéra de Lyon, the Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse, the Toboggan in Décines, and many other venues, before radiating throughout the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region until October.
The Parade: a moment of popular sharing
An emblematic highlight of the Biennale, the Parade is a major participatory and free event that brings together thousands of amateur dancers from across the metropolitan area for each edition. In 2025, the Parade, titled "Recycled Dances", brought together 3,000 participants in the streets of Lyon, watched by tens of thousands of spectators. This unique moment of sharing and collective creativity embodies the popular and unifying spirit of the Biennale.
The 21st edition under the sign of Brazil
The 21st Biennale de la Danse, held from September 6 to 28, 2025, showcased the Brazilian scene with the Brasil Agora! program, presenting the latest trends in Brazilian contemporary dance. With 133 performances in 57 venues and 252,000 spectators, this edition confirmed the festival's exceptional reach.
A renewed artistic direction
Since 2020, the Biennale de la Danse has been under the artistic direction of Tiago Guedes, a Portuguese choreographer and director who brings new energy to the festival by opening the programming to non-European scenes and the most innovative forms of contemporary dance.
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