La Biennale de la danse est un événement lyonnais que la ville traverse toutes les années paires. Voici l’histoire de cette aventure et un historique de toutes ses éditions.

Dance is a rather vast term, which covers a myriad of specificities. These depend on the culture of a country, on a period, on a place. This Journey proposes a visit through dance genres and styles.

Ballets Russes paved the way for what would become known as neo-classical. A savvy blend of tradition and innovation, which each choreographer defined in their own way.

Une sélection de vidéo-danses mexicaines réalisée par le festival AGITE Y SIRVA (https://www.agiteysirva.com/).
 

Collaboration between a choreographer and a writer can lead to the emergence of a large number of combinations. If sometimes the choreographer creates his dance around the work of an author, the writer can also choose dance as the subject of his text.

On 24th May 1959, Tatsumi Hijikata portrayed the character of the "Man" in the first presentation of a play called Kinjiki (Forbidden Colours).
The Ankoku Butoh was born,

Explanation of the term « State of the body » when it’s about dance.

This Parcours introduces several extracts of works by contemporary Quebecois choreographers, situating them in an anthropological perspective.

First part of the Parcours about dance in Quebec, these extracts present how bodies are being used in a very physical way.

Dominique Bagouet a créé plus de 45 pièces en 15 ans. Certaines ont marqué le paysage chorégraphique entre 1980 et 1992, année de sa disparition. Cette collection montre les œuvres les plus emblématiques et s’enrichit au fur et à mesure de films liés à la transmission de son répertoire grâce au travail mené par l’association Les Carnets Bagouet créée par ses interprètes aprè