Meyer & Writing Ground
2013 - Director : Caïozzi, Denis
Choreographer(s) : King, Alonzo (United States)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la Danse de Lyon , Saisons 2010 > 2019
Video producer : 24 images
Meyer & Writing Ground
2013 - Director : Caïozzi, Denis
Choreographer(s) : King, Alonzo (United States)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la Danse de Lyon , Saisons 2010 > 2019
Video producer : 24 images
Meyer
Alonzo King’s collaboration with the Grammy Award winning composer and bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer is a welcoming piece of stunning moments, heart-piercing melodies, and touches of narrative rarely seen in King’s choreography.
Created for the Company’s 30th anniversary, Meyer is lusciously textured with a striking backdrop of synchronized water created by the Academy Award winning designer Jim Doyle. Meyer speaks of the complexities of human behavior in a piece that pulses with playfulness. King’s solos and duets alternate from exhilarating tear-up-the-space dancing to his sensitive and at times contentious partnering.
Meyer’s commissioned score, an appealing mix of classical and jazz for cello, violin, double bass, and piano, gives the piece and the performers a feeling of improvisational freedom uniquely honoring the roots of both contemporary dance and classical ballet.
King, Alonzo
Combining a classical technique with personal intervention, Alonzo King projects his performers in a nonstop dance translating into a staggering articulation of bodies. After a dancer's career at Alvin Ailey company and American Ballet Theatre, Alonzo King moved to San Francisco and in 1982 founded LINES Ballet which today is one of the most prestigious and exciting companies in North America. Highly recognized in the United States, he has worked regularly with opera, television and cinema. At the same time he is invited to work with the largest companies around the world. William Forsythe stated that "Alonzo King is one of the few, true Ballet Masters of our times." Admirer of Balanchine, he creates bridges between tradition and modernity and developes an inventive, sensual and vibrant dance with impeccable classically trained dancers. Through his collaborations with artists from different disciplines and cultures, he proposes a work that is always new and fed by cultural diversity. As a visionary choreographer, Alonzo King is renowned for his incredible ability to grip the audience with a real humanity and a deep sense of freedom. The company 's repertoire includes 13 pieces, especially Meyer (2013), Biophony (2015), Sand et Art Song (2016) et Figures of speech (2017).
Source : Le Trait d'Union
More information : linesballet.org
Caïozzi, Denis
Following his cinema studies in Aix en Provence, he partnered with the film director Thierry Graton and together they created a production structure that enabled him to associate his two passions at the Opéra de Marseille, the Festival d'Aix, the Festival d'Avignon, etc.
At the beginning of the 1990s, he met Angelin Preljocaj who initiated him to a world that he knew nothing of: contemporary dance. They worked together on around fifteen productions. Together, they were awarded the Grand Prix from the Video Dance Festival for Le Parc.
Since 2000, he is frequently called upon for musical and dance programmes that are filmed live and direct.
Source: University of Rennes 2
Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Artistic Direction: Alonzo King
Creation: 1982
Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the unique artistic vision of Alonzo King. Collaborating with noted composers, musicians, and visual artists from around the world, Alonzo King creates works that draw on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential. Alonzo King understands ballet as a science – founded on universal, geometric principles of energy and evolution – and continues to develop a new language of movement from its classical forms and techniques. Alonzo King’s visionary choreography, brought to life by the extraordinary LINES Ballet dancers, is renowned for connecting audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity.
"The term LINES alludes to all that is visible in the phenomenal world. There is nothing that is made or formed without a line. Straight and Circle encompass all that we see. Whatever can be seen is formed by a line. In mathematics it is a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth. Lines are in our fingerprints, the shapes of our bodies, constellations, geometry. It implies genealogical connection, progeny and spoken word. It marks the starting point and finish. It addresses direction, communication, and design. A line of thought. A boundary or eternity. A melodic line. The equator. From vibration or dot to dot it is the visible organization of what we see." Alonzo King
Source: Alonzo King LINES Ballet 's website
More information : linesballet.org
Amala Dianor : danser pour donner à voir
Exposition virtuelle
Amala Dianor : danser pour donner à voir
Exposition virtuelle
Découvrez le travail du chorégraphe Amala Dianor à travers cette exposition, réalisée par un groupe d'étudiants de l'Université de Lyon 2 issus du Master Arts de la scène et du spectacle vivant (théâtre et danse), en collaboration avec la Biennale de la danse - édition 2021 et Numeridanse.
La Fondation BNP Paribas
Exposition virtuelle
La Fondation BNP Paribas
Exposition virtuelle
Depuis sa création en 1984, la Fondation BNP Paribas soutient les arts de la scène. Attentive à la qualité de son engagement auprès de ses partenaires, elle veille à accompagner leurs projets dans la durée. Découvrez les engagements de la Fondation.
Dance and percussion
Parcours
Dance and percussion
Parcours
Découvrez de quelles manières ont collaboré chorégraphes et éléments percussifs.
Arts of motion
Parcours
Arts of motion
Parcours
Generally associated with circus arts, here is a Journey that will take you on a stroll through different artists from this world.
Genres and styles
Parcours
Genres and styles
Parcours
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.
A Rite of Passage
Webdoc
A Rite of Passage
Webdoc
When reality breaks in
Parcours
When reality breaks in
Parcours
States of the body
Parcours
States of the body
Parcours
Explanation of the term « State of the body » when it’s about dance.
Dance in Quebec: Untamed Bodies
Parcours
Dance in Quebec: Untamed Bodies
Parcours
First part of the Parcours about dance in Quebec, these extracts present how bodies are being used in a very physical way.
LE FESTIVAL VAISON DANSES
Exposition virtuelle
LE FESTIVAL VAISON DANSES
Exposition virtuelle
Depuis plus de 20 ans, Vaison Danses accueille les plus grands noms de la danse. La scène du majestueux théâtre antique va à nouveau vibrer en juillet 2019 avec des compagnies internationales prestigieuses et des chorégraphes de renom. L’occasion pour Numeridanse de faire découvrir ce festival !
Indian dances
Parcours
Indian dances
Parcours
Discover Indian dance through choreographic creations which unveil it, evoke it, revisit it or transform it!
[1970-2018] Neoclassical developments: They spread worldwide, as well as having multiple repertoires and dialogues with contemporary dance.
Parcours
[1970-2018] Neoclassical developments: They spread worldwide, as well as having multiple repertoires and dialogues with contemporary dance.
Parcours
In the 1970s, artists’ drive towards a new classic had been ongoing for more than a half century and several generations had already formed since the Russian Ballets. As the years went by, everyone defended or defends classical dance as innovative, unique, connected to the other arts and the preoccupations of its time.
Ballet pushed to the edge
Parcours
Ballet pushed to the edge
Parcours
Ballet’s evolution from its romantic form until néo-classicism.
Contemporary techniques
Parcours
Contemporary techniques
Parcours
This Parcours questions the idea that contemporary dance has multiples techniques. Different shows car reveal or give an idea about the different modes of contemporary dancer’s formations.