First the imagination, the dream, then the joy, the approach, the first physical contact, ecstasy, obsession, expectation, the first inevitable disappointments, then ... "Love is like life, it is born, it grows, and finally it dies". Or not, who knows? 

One stage, they are concrete characters, with all their sensuality, people who have a body AND a soul, sometimes moods too, which can give birth to conflicts in which we recognize ourselves! Love, in this show, is declined from sighs to embraces, from kisses to evasions.
 

Source: Program of the Maison de la Danse de Lyon 2004-05

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

Brazilian dancer Denise Namura and German Michael Bugdahn founded their company in Paris, in 1988. They created around thirty shows for À fleur de peau, and other companies such as the National Ballet of the City of São Paulo, Cia Cisne Negro, Cia De Danças de Diadema, Cia. Portuguesa by Bailado Contemporâneo and the Bernballett. 

The company has participated in many renowned international events (Biennale de la Danse de Lyon, Holland Dance Festival in The Hague, Rio Panorama, etc.) and has toured its shows in around fifteen countries.

The company has collaborated with Cie Maguy Marin / CCN Rillieux-la-Pape, the National Ballet of the City of São Paulo, Cie Cisne Negro, the Maison de la Danse in Lyon and has received support from the BNP Foundation. Paribas, ADAMI, ONDA and the Center National de la Danse. 

Source: Compagnie à fleur de peau