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Program Thursday 26.10.2023
Moderation: Sophia Rodriguez, limited vision
Sophia has a technical-legal profession. She has been dancing in Danceability workshops for a few years. She also experiments with different forms of physical expression in dance and theater.
Contemporary Dance
The collective term Contemporary Dance is generally understood to mean the choreographic stage dance art of the present. Recently developed dance techniques are integrated and current trends from other art forms are incorporated. Dance here can be very abstract. It is used as a language that speaks only about the body in motion.
P'tits bouts d'Histoire (La) Rue Serendip
10 school children from Le Noirmont
Choreography: Tristan Bénon, Prunelle Bry
Dance: Louis Juillerat, Jules Oppliger, Lili Clémence, Joanie Lachat-Sequeira, Elsa Flück, Samuel Swinka, Félix Zeman, Leila Thonon, Zaïa Bolzli, Noah Bader
Music: Christophe Studer
School teacher: Olivier Bedogni
In one sentence
The children deal with important personalities of our history and are encouraged to actively shape their world.
WHo Dances ?
Thel children are aged between 6-8 years and have no prior knowledge of dance. Together with the dance professionals and their teacher, they created this piece in around 20 days. The children developed their movement material themselves in improvisation games.
What`s it about ?
"I no longer accept the things I can't change. I change the things I can't accept." The two choreographers used this quote from Angela Davis as the basis for their work with the class. The
children were inspired by people who changed history. Then they were encouraged to grow beyond pure admiration to hopefully one day become agents of change themselves.
Funding/Co-Production: Evidanse
Contemporary Dance
The collective term Contemporary Dance is generally understood to mean the choreographic stage dance art of the present. Recently developed dance techniques are integrated and current trends from other art forms are incorporated. Dance here can be very abstract. It is used as a language that speaks only about the body in motion.
GOING MY WAY TUBAKI
Four expressive dancers from Pully
Choreography: Ai Koyama
Dance: Jordi Terés, Luis Ordonez, Victor Müller, Caroline Heussi
Music: Stefan Obermaier, Jon Hassell, Foam and Sand/Robot Koch, Niklas Paschburg, Armand Amar
In one sentence
At the center of this piece are the four dancers in their uniqueness and shared joy in dancing.
Who dances ?
Four open-minded, creative and motivated people between the ages of 25 and 45 dance, who have been training once a week under the direction of Ai Koyama for the past two years. They have different nationalities and different levels of dance experience.
What`s it about ?
This is the group's first piece together. It deals with the personal movement language of each dancer, which is shaped by their biography and their cultural background. During the creation
process, the choreographer Ai Koyama and the dancers looked for ways to emphasize the respective personalities in the dance. The result is a piece that shows how strongly you can express yourself
through movement.
Funding/Co-Production: Compagnie Linga
Flamenco
Flamenco comes from Andalusia and combines traditional Spanish song, instrumental music and dancing. Characteristic is the rhythm, which is expressed with castanets, stamping of the feet and clapping of hands. As with all dance forms, there are developments in Flamenco that break away from traditional forms and expand on them.
Caleidoscópio ALPHA Tanzcompagnie
Six Flamenco dancers from Bern
Choreography: LaDina Bucher
Dance: Julia Tschopp, Manuela Glauser, Nathalie Bäschlin, Cristina Seltmann, Marisa Birri, Tereza Losmanová
Music: collage of different flamenco interpreters
In one sentence
A kaleidoscopic game of breaks and forms, conceived by the dancers, supported by the choreographer.
Who dances ?
Six exquisite, advanced and passionate dancers, over 35 years old. The group trains regularly in Bern and has been working under the direction of LaDina Bucher for two years.
www.flamenco-alpha.ch | www.ladinabucher.com
What`s it about ?
«Caleidoscopio» is the first piece that was conceived by the members of the group themselves. They used choreographic material that they learned from LaDina Bucher as a basis. The title "Caleidoscopio" has several meanings. On the one hand, it points out that the dancers want to show a diverse compilation and colorful overview from the wide spectrum of choreographic material. On the other hand, the kaleidoscope shows fractures that occur when the forms fall apart, only to come together again in different ways.
Contemporary Dance
The collective term Contemporary Dance is generally understood to mean the choreographic stage dance art of the present. Recently developed dance techniques are integrated and current trends from other art forms are incorporated. Dance here can be very abstract. It is used as a language that speaks only about the body in motion.
Il revient toujours le printemps (Souffles) Cie Leoki
Seven adults, youth and children from La Chaux-de-Fonds
Choreography: Eléonore Richard
Dance: Lou-Jane Richard, Emma Terno, Jolan Richard, Nell-Jude Richard, Lili-Azul Richard, Claudio Rojas, Eléonore Richard
Music: Christophe Studer
Lighting Design: John-Michael Schaub
Conductor: Garance la Fata
In one sentence
Raw diamonds discover their personality.
Who dances ?
Of the seven dancers, three are adult dance professionals (40, 40, 38 years old). The young adult dancer (18 years) has just started training in a pre-professional circus school, the three children (13, 11, 8 years) dance very motivated in their free time and attend an art and sports school. They all bring their different strengths and energies to the company.
What`s it about ?
The piece is based on the need of the choreographer Eléonore Richard to reconnect with the essential things: with herself, with others, with nature and the earth. All dancers contribute a part of their personal and artistic universe to the work and each personality is given equal space on stage.
Funding/Co-Production: Labodheidi.com Sàrl
We are grateful:
Bundesamt für Kultur BAK | Ernst Göhner Stiftung | Stadt Zürich Kultur | Stiftung Corymbo | Stanley
Thomas Johnson Stiftung | Stiftung Anne-Marie Schindler | Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung | Elisabeth Weber Stiftung | Migros Kulturprozent | Fondation Oertli Stiftung and other founding agencies.