Marché noir
2014 - Director : Centre national de la danse, Réalisation
Choreographer(s) : Preljocaj, Angelin (France)
Present in collection(s): Centre national de la danse , CN D - Spectacles et performances
Video producer : Centre national de la danse
Integral video available at CND de Pantin
Marché noir
2014 - Director : Centre national de la danse, Réalisation
Choreographer(s) : Preljocaj, Angelin (France)
Present in collection(s): Centre national de la danse , CN D - Spectacles et performances
Video producer : Centre national de la danse
Integral video available at CND de Pantin
Marché noir
The Ballet Preljocaj leads the dance where you least expect it! Created in 1998, the Groupe urbain d'intervention dansée (G.U.I.D. - the Urban Danced Action Group) has performed on many occasions in public spaces and unexpected venues to allow as many people as possible to discover contemporary dance.
The G.U.I.D. presents a work in its entirety, namely Marché noir, Angelin Preljocaj’s first creation that was awarded first prize at the Concours de Bagnolet in 1985.
“A colourful and precise distraction, consisting of skilfully adjusted gestures, triggered immediately just like the movements of a clock.”
Source: programme of the CND
Preljocaj, Angelin
Angelin Preljocaj was born in the Paris region, in France, and began studying classical ballet before turning to contemporary dance, which he studied with Karin Waehner.
In 1980, he went to New York to work with Zena Rommett and Merce Cunningham, after which he resumed his studies in France, there his teachers included the American choreographer Viola Farber and the French one Quentin Rouillier. He then joined Dominique Bagouet before founding his own company in December 1984.
His productions are now part of the repertoire of many companies, many of which also commission original production from him, notably La Scala of Milan, the New York City Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet. He has made short films ("Le postier", "Idées noires" in 1991) and several full-length films, notably "Un trait d’union" and "Annonciation" (1992 and 2003). In 2009, he directed "Snow White", featuring his own piece, and in 2011 he signed, for Air France, the commercial "L’Envol", based on the choreography of "Le Parc".
Since then he has collaborated on several films of his own choreographic work: « Les Raboteurs » with Cyril Collard (based on the painting by Gustave Caillebotte) in 1988, « Pavillon Noir » with Pierre Coulibeuf in 2006 and « Eldorado/ Preljocaj » with Olivier Assayas in 2007.
Since October 2006, the Ballet Preljocaj and its 24 permanent dancers have resided at the Pavillon Noir in Aix-en-Provence, a building entirely dedicated to dance, with Angelin Preljocaj as its artistic director. Made with Valérie Müller, the first full-length feature film by Angelin Preljocaj, « Polina », danser sa vie, adapted from the graphic novel by Bastien Vivès, came out in cinemas on November 2016.
Source: Ballet Preljocaj 's website
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Centre national de la danse, Réalisation
Since 2001, the National Center for Dance (CND) has been making recordings of its shows and educational programming and has created resources from these filmed performances (interviews, danced conferences, meetings with artists, demonstrations, major lessons, symposia specialized, thematic arrangements, etc.).
Marché noir
Choreography : Angelin PRELJOCAJ
Choreography assistance : responsable artistique du G.U.I.D. Guillaume SIARD
Interpretation : Benjamin BAC, Déborah CASAMATTA, Solène HÉRAULT, Martin MAURIÈS, Anne-Céline PIC-SAVARY, Simon RIPERT
Costumes : Nadine GALIFI
Other collaborations : Répétiteurs Silvia BIDEGAIN, Dany LÉVÊQUE, Guillaume SIARD
Duration : 10 minutes
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