A Dance Website That Moves with the Work

A dance company's website can do more than sell tickets. Ballet National de Marseille shows how this can work in practice. Tristan Bagot, Antoine Elsensohn, and Goodthing Studio created its website together. The pages use strong letters, moving shapes, and photos of dancers. These choices bring the feeling of dance onto the screen.

The company has been led by (LA)HORDE since 2019. Its members are Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, and Arthur Harel. Their work connects dance with the culture of large dance parties. The website brings some of that movement into its pages. But visitors still have clear ways to find what they need.

A large menu stays on the left side of the screen. Visitors can look for news, artists, activities, and dates there. Cards on the right move up as people scroll down. Large titles stand above smaller text, so different information stays clear. Some titles form moving rings when visitors move over them. Photos of dancers add more life between the black and white areas.

The list of performances also keeps information easy to find. Each date has its own wide row across the page. Visitors can see times and places without searching through a long paragraph. Small lines keep the rows apart and help people follow them. The website connects useful information with the company's love of movement. It shows that an unusual arts website can still be easy to use.