CAPSULE COLLECTION (Videos available for a short amount of time)- Kader Attou-Allegria: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/093517-000-A/allegria-de-kader-attou-au-theatre-de-chaillot/ Pina Bausch- Barbe Bleue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C31aUjxHPYY- Kontakthof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=pA2WGonbkA8&feature=emb_logo- Kontakthof (65+): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTCcRutPxZE - Palermo Palermo: http://www.pinabausch.org/en/editions/film/palermo-palermo- Un jour, Pina a demandé (Documentary in French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsxpLQ-VKaA&feature=emb_logo Jérôme Bel- Cour d'Honneur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyAOggBc3qg- Pichet Klunchun and Myself: https://vimeo.com/405731351- Shirtology: https://vimeo.com/405436500?fbclid=IwAR0hYSbN4NB5Gwrcb1yyhPyWbsn0-8crMiBckBG3MI2-1is90hgCUKYmk9w Yoann Bourgeois- Cavale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hJ5P_QcDT0 Trisha Brown- Working …
VESSEL
A rare, complete darkness. Curtain slides discreetly. Soothing smell of water. Barely noticeable is the human breathing in the Salle Vilar of Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB). The darkness seems to last, as long as the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Finally, in the middle of the darkness appeared a dim spotlight which gently …
Portrait of Alice Ripoll
Note: I was invited by Catherine Zavodska to interview Alice Ripoll. And this turned out my first writing about dance both in French and English. French version can be found here. In 2019, Alice Ripoll was a phenomenon in Europe having over 60 tour dates with one third slated in France. Her first appearance in …
Dancers from Asia (2) – Ditta Miranda Jasjfi from Indonesia
Ditta suggested that we met at Café Engel. When I said that it was a quiet place, she suddenly remembered that it would not be my first time in Wuppertal. After leaving my luggage in the hotel, I headed for the Laurentiusplatz. It took me a while to realize that the schwebebahn was out of service as the …
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Dancers from Asia (1) – Shihya Peng from Taiwan
来自亚洲的舞者(1) - 来自台湾的彭诗雅 Paris. Good News Coffee Shop. I didn't know this place though it is a good sign for my first interview with "Dancers from Asia (Good news, right?)". When Shihya told me that she lived in the 16th district, I picked this café on the map, in the middle of her district and …
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SESSION
Some songs, some dances, some noises. That's how Colin Dunne presented Session and the same sincerity remarked the whole journey till the final a cappella. Two dancers, two musicians. In 90 minutes they were more than their written role thanks to the smart use of their versatility. Take the table scene as example: everyone was …
JR
After having watched The Land of Nod at La Villette, I was electrified and deeply affected. Ever since, I follow closely FC Bergman's tour which brought me to the 2018 Holland Festival. Food Center Amsterdam. A man at the entrance looked like an actor. He turned out to be David Davidoff in the piece. After …
Story (of) Water
It was not only about Story Water. Let's put it in this way: a story of water. Summer breeze accelerated circling in Avignon, weather forecast seemed to be accurate. a rain in the middle of a performance is not exceptional in the history of the festival according to the tour guide of Avignon. Finally, the …
Scala
The more I watch Yoann Bourgeois's creations, the more I like his universe. For Scala, I went to the theatre twice. It is not necessary to summarize his works by inventing a terminology such as "acrobatheater". However, since Celui qui tombe, he has become a captivating storyteller based on his signature stage language. He makes …
Violin Phase: Portrait Opening
A long queue keeps growing along the city hall building. BHV windows whisper that winter is coming. 15th, September. Sunny. Autumn. Today start European Heritage Days. So does the portrait of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker within Festival d'Automne à Paris. Rue des Archives. Then Rue du plâtre. My first time in Lafayette Anticipations. I didn't …
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