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RainForest
2019
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Director :
Goossens, Bérangère
Choreographer(s) : Cunningham, Merce (United States)
Integral video available at Maison de la danse de Lyon
RainForest
2019
-
Director :
Goossens, Bérangère
Choreographer(s) : Cunningham, Merce (United States)
Integral video available at Maison de la danse de Lyon
RainForest
The title for RainForest came from Cunningham’s childhood memories of the Northwest, and the rainforest in the Olympic Peninsula. RainForest differed from Cunningham’s other pieces in that, with the exception of Cunningham, each of the six dancers performed his or her role, then left the stage and never returned. Andy Warhol agreed to let Cunningham use his installation Silver Clouds--a number of Mylar pillows filled with helium, so that they floated freely in the air. The dancers wore flesh-colored leotards and tights, which Jasper Johns (uncredited) cut with a razor blade, to give the costumes a roughened appearance. The music was by David Tudor, and evoked the chirping and chattering of birds and animals.
Cunningham, Merce
Born in Centralia, Washington on April 16, 1919, Cunningham began his career as a modern dancer at the age of 20, dancing for six years with the Martha Graham Dance Company. He presented his first recital in 1944, and formed the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1953. The company was a living canvas for his experimentation and the creation of his unusual pieces.
Over his long career he choregraphed more than 150 pieces and more than 800 Events. Many dancers studied and worked with Cunningham before founding their own companies, among them Paul Taylor, Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs and Karole Armitage ... He collaborated with many artists; his collaboration with John Cage had the most influence on his practice.
Together Cunningham and Cage proposed a series of radical innovations in dance. The most famous and controversial of these dealt with the relationship between dance and music, able to co-exist in the same space and time but needing to be conceived independently of each other.
Cunningham continued to experiment and innovate throughout his life, and he was one of the first to use new technologies in his own art form. He choreographed and taught almost until the day he died, July 26, 2009, and received many awards and accolades. Cunningham’s life and work have inspired the publication of four books and three important exhibitions; several of his pieces have been presented by other prestigious companies such as American Ballet Theatre, the Ballet de Lorraine, the New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Rambert Dance Company in London and the White Oak Dance Project.
Source: CCN-Ballet de Lorraine
More information: www.mercecunningham.org
Goossens, Bérangère
Bérangère Goossens is a french filmmaker, born in 1979. She studied cinema at university of Paris 8 and started directing documentaries.
CCN - Ballet de Lorraine
Since acquiring the CCN title in 1999, the Centre Chorégraphique National - Ballet de Lorraine has dedicated itself to supporting contemporary choreographic creation. As of July 2011 the organization is under the general and artistic direction of Petter Jacobsson.
The CCN – Ballet de Lorraine and its company of 26 dancers is one of the most important companies working in Europe, performing contemporary creations while retaining and programming a rich and extensive repertory, spanning our modern history, made up of works by some of our generations most highly regarded choreographers.
The CCN functions as an art center and venue for multiple possibilities in the fields of research, experimentation and artistic creation. It is a platform open to many different disciplines, a space where the many visions of dance of today may meet.
More information : http://ballet-de-lorraine.eu
RainForest
Choreography : Merce Cunningham
Interpretation : Danseurs du CCN-Ballet de Lorraine
Original music : David Tudor - Rainforest
Lights : Aaron Copp
Costumes : design de Jasper Johns
Settings : Andy Warhol - Silver Clouds
Other collaborations : Remontée par Cheryl Therrien et Ashley Chen
La Biennale de la danse
Exposition virtuelle
La Biennale de la danse
Exposition virtuelle
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.
Contemporary techniques
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Contemporary techniques
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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.
La Maison de la Danse de Lyon
Exposition virtuelle
La Maison de la Danse de Lyon
Exposition virtuelle
Créée à Lyon en 1980, la Maison de la Danse fut le premier théâtre en Europe dédié exclusivement la danse. Avec plus de 150 000 spectateurs par saison et près de 200 levers de rideaux, la Maison de la Danse rassemble aujourd’hui un large public de spectacles très fédérateurs mais aussi d’œuvres innovantes et de recherche. Théâtre de diffusion mais aussi pôle européen de créa
Body and conflicts
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Body and conflicts
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A look on the bonds which appear to emerge between the dancing body and the world considered as a living organism.
Do you mean Folklores?
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Do you mean Folklores?
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Presentation of how choreographers are revisiting Folklore in contemporary creations.
Dance in Quebec: Collectivities in motion
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Dance in Quebec: Collectivities in motion
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This Parcours introduces several extracts of works by contemporary Quebecois choreographers, situating them in an anthropological perspective.
Dancing bodies
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Dancing bodies
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Focus on the variety of bodies offered by contemporary dance and how to show these bodies: from complete nudity to the body completely hidden or covered.
Traditional dance in Poland
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Traditional dance in Poland
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In Poland, the culture of traditional dances has been well maintained : they are still transmitted today. This parcours able a visit between those different dances.
Contemporary Italian Dance : the 2000s
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Contemporary Italian Dance : the 2000s
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Panorama of contemporary dance practices in Italy during the 2000s.
COLLECTION BAGOUET
Exposition virtuelle
COLLECTION BAGOUET
Exposition virtuelle
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
Why do I dance ?
Webdoc
Why do I dance ?
Webdoc
[1970-2018] Neoclassical developments: They spread worldwide, as well as having multiple repertoires and dialogues with contemporary dance.
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[1970-2018] Neoclassical developments: They spread worldwide, as well as having multiple repertoires and dialogues with contemporary dance.
Parcours
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.