Japanische Groteske
2015 - Director : Caroff, Stéphane
Choreographer(s) : Gert, Valeska (Germany)
Present in collection(s): Centre national de la danse , CN D - Spectacles et performances
Video producer : Centre national de la danse
Integral video available at CND de Pantin
Japanische Groteske
2015 - Director : Caroff, Stéphane
Choreographer(s) : Gert, Valeska (Germany)
Present in collection(s): Centre national de la danse , CN D - Spectacles et performances
Video producer : Centre national de la danse
Integral video available at CND de Pantin
Japanische Groteske
Based on the cinematographic recordings that document these three dances of Valeska Gert, a work of interpretation was initiated in turn by Latifa Laâbissi, I-Fang Lin and Mathilde Monnier in collaboration with Christophe Wavelet, in order to recreate their lines of intensity through free gestures of appropriation. These interpretations echo the works presented in the exhibition room that SCÈNES DU GESTE devote to the career of the artist.
(source: programme of the CND)
Gert, Valeska
Valeska Gert could be considered one of Germany’s most ambiguous and overlooked artists. She was a dancer, actress, film and cabaret star. She was a pioneering performance artist who is said to have laid the foundations and paved the way for the punk movement.
Gert was born as Gertrud Valesca Samosch in Berlin to a Jewish family. She was the eldest daughter of manufacturer Theodor Samosch and Augusta Rosenthal. Exhibiting no interest in academics or office work, she began taking dance lessons at the age of nine. This, combined with her love of ornate fashion, led her to a career in dance and performance art. In 1915, she studied acting with Maria Moissi.
Source : ICI - CCN Montpellier
More information : ici-ccn.com
Caroff, Stéphane
Japanische Groteske
Choreography : Valeska Gert
Interpretation : Latifa Laâbissi
Other collaborations : Enregistré au CND le dimanche 8 novembre 2015 dans le cadre de Scènes du geste
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