La Danseuse malade
2009
Choreographer(s) : Charmatz, Boris (France)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la Danse de Lyon , CCN de Rennes et de Bretagne , Musée de la danse (2009-2018)
Video producer : Musée de la danse
La Danseuse malade
2009
Choreographer(s) : Charmatz, Boris (France)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la Danse de Lyon , CCN de Rennes et de Bretagne , Musée de la danse (2009-2018)
Video producer : Musée de la danse
La danseuse malade
The sources of this duet, pairing together Boris Charmatz and Jeanne Balibar, are translations of texts by Tatsumi Hijikata, founder of Butoh, a contemporary Japanese dance form developed in the 1960s. “La danseuse malade” is not an adaptation of a text by Hijikata, nor is it a dramatization of his texts, but rather a parallel creation which echoes the power of the Japanese writer, just as “Con forts fleuve” (1999) worked with John Giorno's texts. The presence of a truck on the stage alludes to the machines in “Régi” (2005). Now, however, the machine-vehicle constrains and confines the body. In the selected extract, the multiplication of projected images on different scales is evocative of one of the foundational elements of Butoh: its relation to the cosmos. Like Russian dolls, the macrocosm always mirrors the microcosm. The living being is located in-between: both as a miniature of the larger and a big version of the smaller universe. By using video images projected onto the surface of the vehicle, the play of images and scales becomes complex: the video image offers a synchronized and enlarged vision of the interior space of the vehicle which is itself in motion, rotating round its axis on the stage. Having observed the stage occupied with visual material, attention shifts to the confined space of the driver's cabin, an intimate place and the site of a micro-event.
Source : Boris Charmatz
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http://www.borischarmatz.org/
Charmatz, Boris
Born in Chambéry (France), on January 3, 1973
After studying at the Ecole de Danse de l'Opéra de Paris and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, Boris Charmatz was engaged by Régine Chopinot to dance Ana (1990) and Saint-Georges (1991). In 1992, he was asked by Odile Duboc to join her company Contrejour to dance 7 jours/7 villes (1992), Projet de la matière (1993) and Trois Boléros (1996). He also took part in the premiere of K de E, choreographed by Olivia Grandville and Xavier Marchand (1993).
In 1992, he co-founded edna association with Dimitri Chamblas. Following the premieres of works the pair choreographed together À bras-le-corps (1993) and Les Disparates (1994), Charmatz began creating his own works: Aatt enen tionon (1996), a vertical piece for three dancers, herses (une lente introduction) (1997), a piece for five dancers and a cellist set to music by Helmut Lachenmann. In 1999, he choreographed Con forts fleuve (1999), a group piece performed to texts by John Giorno and musics by Otomo Yoshihide. In 2002, he premiered héâtre-élévision, a provocative installation piece influenced by russian Matryoshka nesting dolls that was designed to be seen by one spectator at a time. In 2006, he premiered régi, a performance with Julia Cima, Raimund Hoghe and himself, as well as Quintette Cercle (2006), a live version of héâtre-élévision. La danseuse malade (2008) performed by Jeanne Balibar and Boris Charmatz, was inspired by the texts of Tatsumi Hijikata, founder of butoh dance. One of his latest works, 50 years of dance (2009), is performed by former dancers of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Conceived like a choreographic flip-book, it takes the book “Merce Cunningham, Fifty Years” by David Vaughan as its score. Roman Photo (2009) is the version for non-dancers, students and amateurs and Flip Book (2009) the one for professional dancers. Levée des conflits (2010) is a performance for 24 dancers and 25 mouvements. Associate artist of the 2011 Festival d'Avignon, Boris Charmatz creates at the Cour d'Honneur of the Pope's Palace enfant, a piece for 26 children, 9 dancers and 3 machines.
Since 1997, in collaboration with Angèle Le Grand, he developed varied projects within the association edna. The purpose of such propositions was to create a space open to multiple experiments: thematic sessions, production of films (Les Disparates by César Vayssié, Horace Benedict by Dimitri Chamblas and Aldo Lee, Une lente introduction by Boris Charmatz), Hors-série programmes proposed by the edna team (La chaise and Visitations by Julia Cima, Jachères by Vincent Dupont), production of installations (Programme court avec essorage), organisation of exhibitions (Complexe, Statuts), and trans-media projects (Ouvrée - artistes en alpages, Entraînements-série d'actions artistiques, Facultés, Education).
While maintaining an extensive touring schedule, he also participates in improvisational events on a regular basis (recently with Saul Williams, Archie Shepp and Han Bennink) and continues to pursue his performing career (with Odile Duboc for Projet de la Matière and Trois boléros, as part of the piece d'un Faune (éclats) by the Albrecht Knust Quartet and with Fanny de Chaillé for Underwear), to name a few.
From 2002 to 2004, while an artist-in-residence at the Centre national de la danse in Pantin and driven by the idea of exploring the theme of education in depth, he developped the Bocal project, a nomadic and ephemeral school that brought together students from different backgrounds. He was visiting professor at Berlin's Universität der Künste, where he contributed to the creation of a new dance curriculum which was installed in 2007.
He is the co-author of a book with Isabelle Launay: Entretenir / à propos d'une danse contemporaine (published jointly by the Centre National de la Danse and Les Presses du Réel) published in English in 2011 under the title undertraining / On A Contemporary Dance (Ed. Les Presses du Réel). Boris Charmatz is also the author of “Je suis une école” (2009, Ed. Les Prairies ordinaires) related to the adventure Bocal.
Director since 2009 of the Rennes and Britanny National Choreographic Centre, Boris Charmatz proposes to transform it into a Dancing Museum of a new kind. A manifesto is at the origin of this museum, which has received, amongst others, the projects préfiguration, expo zéro, rebutoh, service commandé (on commission), brouillon (rough draft), Jérôme Bel en 3 sec. 30 sec. 3 min. 30 min et 3 h., Petit Musée de la danse, « Rétrospective » par Xavier Le Roy and has travelled to Saint Nazaire, Singapore, Utrecht, Avignon and New York.
He creates the piece manger at the Ruhrtriennale in Germany on September 23rd, 2014, danse de nuit as part of the Built-Festival of Geneva in 2016, then 10 000 gestes in 2017 at the Volksbühne of Berlin.
Source : Boris Charmatz’s website
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Musée de la danse
At the bounds of the museum, place of conservation, dance, art of movement, and choreographic center, place of production and residence, le Musée de la danse is a space to think, practice and expand the boundaries of the dance. If it's registered in Rennes, it's also a nomadic idea. Directed by the choreographer Boris Charmatz, this laboratory-institution explores the possibilities of crossing between exhibition, performative gesture and articulation of a speech. Workshops, debates, shows, residencies of artists and researchers; offbeat proposals and fantasy collections are born directly from a reflection on what could be this playful and hybrid museum.
The CCN of Rennes and Brittany, renamed the Museum of Dance by Boris Charmatz, was directed by Gigi Caciuleanu until 1993, by Catherine Diverrès and Bernardo Montet until 1996, then by Catherine Diverrès alone until 2008. Since 2009, Boris Charmatz ensures his direction. From January 2019, the collective FAIR[E] will take over. The collective is composed of Bouside Aït-Atmane, Iffra Dia, Johanna Faye, Céline Gallet, Linda Hayford, Saïdo Lehlouh, Marion Poupinet and Ousmane Sy.
The Museum of Dance / National Choreographic Center of Rennes and Brittany is an association subsidized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication (DRAC Bretagne), the City of Rennes, the Regional Council of Brittany and the County Council of Ille et-Vilaine.
The Dance Museum is part of the Association of National Choreographic Centers.
More information : www.museedeladanse.org
La danseuse malade
Choreography : Boris Charmatz
Interpretation : Boris Charmatz, Jeanne Balibar
Text : Tatsumi Hijikata traduit par Patrick De Vos
Settings : Alexandre Diaz, Dominique Bernard, Artefact
Technical direction : Frédéric Vannieuwenhuyse, Alexandre Diaz
Sound : Olivier Renouf
Other collaborations : José Claude Pamard, performance au casque conçue et transmise par Gwendoline Robin
Production / Coproduction of the choreographic work : Musée de la danse/ CCNRB / Le Théâtre de la Ville Paris / Festival d'automne à Paris, coproduction croisée du CNDC Centre national de danse contemporaine Angers et du Nouveau Théâtre d'Angers centre dramatique national des Pays de la Loire, dans le cadre de leur programme de résidences danse/théâtre, La Ménagerie de Verre-Paris dans le cadre de ses accueils studio, deSingel Anvers et avec l'aimable autorisation du Buto Sôzô Shigen, Tokyo
Duration : 70'
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