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The most beautiful journeys begin with an encounter. And when that encounter is as beautiful as it is unexpected, it promises an exceptional destination.<p> To mark her 80th birthday and 55 years in the business, Catherine Lara celebrates an extraordinary artistic journey in 2025-26 by taking on a new challenge: an unprecedented collaboration with Compagnie Kumo.</p><p> Promoted last August to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honour, she confirms her status as an icon of the French music scene, always in search of renewal and strong artistic encounters.</p><p> Catherine Lara and her violin take you into the world of the dancers of the Kumo Company, to the rhythm of her compositions and cinematic music.</p><p> Experience wonder through a journey imbued with poetry where each person embodies with strength and generosity what shapes their identity: our relationship to social networks, our place in society and our relationship to others.</p><p> A clash of generations, artistic worlds, and cultures: on the surface, everything seems to set Catherine Lara and the Kumo apart. And yet... their differences are all assets that will unite them for the duration of a rhythmic, dreamlike, and unique show.</p><p> When world music meets breakdancing and hip-hop, it's an explosive combination of identities that clash and merge.</p><p> Identités has been a triumph throughout France, Switzerland and Belgium since 2023.</p>