Les Indes galantes is a ballet héroïque by Jean-Philippe Rameau to a libretto by Louis Fuzelier, first performed on 23 August 1735 at the Palais-Royal in Paris. It consists of a prologue and four self-contained entrées set in exotic lands - Turkey, Peru, Persia and North America - all united by the theme of love across cultural divides. One of the cornerstones of French Baroque music theatre, the work gained a new global audience after a landmark 2019 production at the Opéra Bastille in which choreographer Bintou Dembélé fused Rameau's score with hip-hop and krump, sparking a viral sensation and a wave of stagings worldwide.
The production of Les Indes galantes directed by Bintou Dembélé had its Brazilian premiere at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo as part of the French-Brazilian Cultural Season 2025.
Teatro alla Scala in Milan presented Les Indes galantes under the baton of Leonardo García Alarcón in November 2025.
At The Grange Festival in Hampshire, the first fully staged production of the entire work in Great Britain took place.
The orchestral suite from the work was performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev at BBC Proms on 25 July 2025.
The choreographic version by Bintou Dembélé and Cappella Mediterranea undertook an extensive European tour including, among others, La Seine Musicale in Paris and Teatro Real in Madrid.
