Dolores
2011 - Director : Picq, Charles
Choreographer(s) : Mesquita, Jomar (Brazil)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse , Saisons 2010 > 2019
Video producer : Cia de dança Mimulus;Maison de la Danse
Integral video available at Maison de la danse de Lyon
Dolores
2011 - Director : Picq, Charles
Choreographer(s) : Mesquita, Jomar (Brazil)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse , Saisons 2010 > 2019
Video producer : Cia de dança Mimulus;Maison de la Danse
Integral video available at Maison de la danse de Lyon
Dolores
Inspired by the work of the Spanish film director, Pedro Almodovar, by subjects and music that are dear to him, the Mimulus Company explores the relationships between people in an “almodovarian” atmosphere. Using pop-style aesthetics, the choreographer plays with the thin line that separates good and bad taste, beauty and the beast, classiness and kitsch and comedy and drama.
Source : Cia Mimulus
Mesquita, Jomar
Forty five-year-old, Jomar Mesquita has been a teacher, a dancer, the choreographer and the director of Mimulus Cultural Association, Mimulus Dance Company and Mimulus Dance School since 1990. Along these years, Jomar Mesquita has developed wide research on ballroom dance and social dance in their countries of origin. Jomar Mesquita has created an innovative and proper language for couple dance. He has won a lot of prizes, in recognition of his work as a director, a choreographer and a dancer of the Mimulus shows: “Bagagem”, “E Esse Alguém Sabe Quem”, “De Carne e Sonho”, “Do Lado Esquerdo de Quem Sobe”, “Dolores”, “Por Um Fio”, “Entre”. His last creation is "Pretérito Imperfeito" in 2014.
Besides the work at Mimulus Dance Company and School, he frequently works as a teacher and choreographer for other professional drama and dance groups, among which are the famous Brazilian Bolshoi Theatre, São Paulo Dance Company, Sociedade Masculina, Castro Alves Theatre Ballet, Guaíra Theatre Ballet, Minas Gerais Dance Company, Grupo Galpão, Burlantins. He was the director of the special program Cultural Traditions in the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2011, USA. In 2002, 2006 and 2010, at the recognized worldwide Biennale de la Danse, Lyon, France, besides the shows performed, Jomar Mesquita was also in charge of conducting outdoor open classes with the attendance of more than 600 people in each class. Jomar is also the director of different Mimulus courses for teachers and professional dancers, coming from different parts of Brazil and other countries.
Source : Mimulus Dance Company 's website
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Picq, Charles
Author, filmmaker and video artist Charles Picq (1952-2012) entered working life in the 70s through theatre and photography. A- fter resuming his studies (Maîtrise de Linguistique - Lyon ii, Maîtrise des sciences et Techniques de la Communication - grenoble iii), he then focused on video, first in the field of fine arts at the espace Lyonnais d'art Contemporain (ELAC) and with the group « Frigo », and then in dance.
On creation of the Maison de la Danse in Lyon in 1980, he was asked to undertake a video documentation project that he has continued ever since. During the ‘80s, a decade marked in France by the explosion of contemporary dance and the development of video, he met numerous artists such as andy Degroat, Dominique Bagouet, Carolyn Carlson, régine Chopinot, susanne Linke, Joëlle Bouvier and regis Obadia, Michel Kelemenis. He worked in the creative field with installations and on-stage video, as well as in television with recorded shows, entertainment and documentaries.
His work with Dominique Bagouet (80-90) was a unique encounter. He documents his creativity, assisting with Le Crawl de Lucien and co-directing with his films Tant Mieux, Tant Mieux and 10 anges. in the 90s he became director of video development for the Maison de la Danse and worked, with the support of guy Darmet and his team, in the growing space of theatre video through several initiatives:
- He founded a video library of dance films with free public access. This was a first for France. Continuing the video documentation of theatre performances, he organised their management and storage.
- He promoted the creation of a video-bar and projection room, both dedicated to welcoming school pupils.
- He started «présentations de saisons» in pictures.
- He oversaw the DVD publication of Le tour du monde en 80 danses, a pocket video library produced by the Maison de la Danse for the educational sector.
- He launched the series “scènes d'écran” for television and online. He undertook the video library's digital conversion and created Numeridanse.
His main documentaries are: enchaînement, Planète Bagouet, Montpellier le saut de l'ange, Carolyn Carlson, a woman of many faces, grand ecart, Mama africa, C'est pas facile, Lyon, le pas de deux d'une ville, Le Défilé, Un rêve de cirque.
He has also produced theatre films: Song, Vu d'ici (Carolyn Carlson), Tant Mieux, Tant Mieux, 10 anges, Necesito and So schnell, (Dominique Bagouet), Im bade wannen, Flut and Wandelung (Susanne Linke), Le Cabaret Latin (Karine Saporta), La danse du temps (Régine Chopinot), Nuit Blanche (Abou Lagraa), Le Témoin (Claude Brumachon), Corps est graphique (Käfig), Seule et WMD (Françoise et Dominique Dupuy), La Veillée des abysses (James Thiérrée), Agwa (Mourad Merzouki), Fuenteovejuna (Antonio Gades), Blue Lady revistied (Carolyn Carlson).
Source: Maison de la Danse de Lyon
Dolores
Choreography : Jomar Mesquita
Interpretation : Andrea Pinheiro, Bruno Ferreira, Fabiana Dias, Jomar Mesquita, Juliana Macedo, Murilo Borges, Nayane Diniz, Rodrigo de Castro
Lights : Rodrigo Marcal
Costumes : Baby Mesquita
Settings : Ed Andrade
Sound : Jomar Mesquita (sélection des chansons et mixage)
Production / Coproduction of the choreographic work : Baby Mesquita, Carol Cavalcanti, Fabio Ramos participation exceptionnelle une mère invitée... soutien éternel João Baptista Mesquita
Production / Coproduction of the video work : Cia Mimulus, Maison de la Danse
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