The Spectator's Moment or how to discover an artist, a piece of work or a company in just two minutes. It is a collection of programmes produced by the Maison de la Danse in Lyon and presented by Dominique Hervieu. Each episode is devoted to an artist or a company that is programmed at the Maison de la Danse and offers the public keys or artistic benchmarks for better understanding and appreciating the choreographic art.
 



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Born in Chongqing, Tao Ye is a graduate of the Chongqing Dance School. He has danced with the Shanghai Army Song & Dance Ensemble, Jin Xing Dance Theatre and Beijing Modern and Contemporary Dance Company. In March 2008 he founded TAO Dance Theater. Main works include: "Weight x 3", "2", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8". In 2011, he was invited to co-star in the film "Blue Bone" directed by Cui Jian.

Source: TAO Dance Theater 's website

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Born in 1977, Fabien Plasson is a video director specialized in the field of performing arts (dance , music, etc).

During his studies at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (joined in 1995) Fabien discovered video art. He was trained by various video artists (Joel Bartoloméo Pascal Nottoli , Eric Duyckaerts , etc) .
He first experimented with the creation of installations and cinematic objects.

From 2001 to 2011, he was in charge of Ginger & Fred video Bar’s programming at La Maison de la Danse in Lyon. He discovered the choreographic field and the importance of this medium in the dissemination, mediation and pedagogical approach to dance alongside Charles Picq, who was a brilliant video director and the director of the video department at that time.

Today, Fabien Plasson is the video director at La Maison de la Danse and in charge of the video section of Numeridanse.tv, an online international  video library, and continues his creative activities, making videos of concerts, performances and also creating video sets for live performances.

Sources: Maison de la Danse ; Fabien Plasson website

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Artistic direction: Tao ye

Creation: 2008

Since its founding in March, 2008, TAO Dance Theater has swiftly become one of the most sought-after contemporary dance companies world-wide. TAO was the first contemporary dance company from China invited to perform in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts(US), Edinburgh International Festival (UK) and the Sydney Opera House (AU); the first Chinese company invited to be artists-in-residence for ADF’s six week festival. Sadler’s Wells (UK) has commissioned the company with four consecutive years and invited the company to perform in London for four times. The company has already performed in more than 40 countries on five continents. TAO Dance Theater has stirred the attention of China’s fashion industry, leading to cooperation with various fashion brands, magazines and photographers. In 2014, Time Out New York named TAO Dance Theater’s performances one of the “10 Best Dance Shows of 2014,” the only company on the list from Asia. Choreographer and founder Tao Ye is committed to developing a new training technique that allows dancers to explore the potential and extremes of the human body, continuously pushing past physical limits and mental expectations. He has been invited to teach workshops at the American Dance Festival, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Amsterdam Henny Jurri?ns Stichting, Singapore Arts Festival, Dongyi University of Korea, Beijing Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing Dance Academy and Taipei National University of the Arts among others.

Source: TAO Dance Theater ’s website

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