In all the arts and here especially in dance, the artist sometimes creates to defend a cause, to denounce a fact, to disturb, to shock. Here is a panorama of some "committed" choreographic creations.

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.

Panorama of contemporary dance practices in Italy during the 2000s.

Generally associated with circus arts, here is a Journey that will take you on a stroll through different artists from this world.

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.

In France, at the beginning of the 1980s, a generation of young people took possession of the dancing body to sketch out  their unique take on the world. 

On 24th May 1959, Tatsumi Hijikata portrayed the character of the "Man" in the first presentation of a play called Kinjiki (Forbidden Colours).
The Ankoku Butoh was born,

Explanation of the term « State of the body » when it’s about dance.

 Ballet’s evolution from its romantic form until néo-classicism.

First part of the Parcours about dance in Quebec, these extracts present how bodies are being used in a very physical way.

Découvrez de quelles manières ont collaboré chorégraphes et éléments percussifs.

Discover how the notion of ritual makes sense in various dances through these extracts.

Some great shows are revisited through the centuries. Here are two examples of pieces reinterpreted by different choreographers.