Les arpenteurs
2008 - Director : Picq, Charles
Choreographer(s) : Noiret, Michèle (Belgium)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse , Saisons 2000 > 2009
Les arpenteurs
2008 - Director : Picq, Charles
Choreographer(s) : Noiret, Michèle (Belgium)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse , Saisons 2000 > 2009
Les arpenteurs
Surveying has always linked body and space. When the surveyor measured distances with his thumb, hand, elbow, arm or stride, he used his body to know the limits of his space. The dancers of Les Arpenteurs, Michèle Noiret’s new choreography, have borne in mind the meaning of this approach. They too appropriate, in their own way, the space in which they evolve through the movements of their body and the energy of their gestures, in a city that reveals the intimacy of beings. A town that they tread, at times alone, trying to find themselves, at times involved in strange encounters.
The city in question is a metaphor to access what is human, to question one’s inner life, one’s perceptions and sensuality, but also one’s failings, doubts and fears. More than just interpreters, the seven dancers try to add to their technical virtuosity an expressive capacity, a radiance that make them genuine “choreographic characters”. They are not alone on the stage. Amongst them, around them, the six musicians from the Percussions de Strasbourg interpret the score that François Paris has created specially for this show. His composition opens up musical worlds of an astonishing richness and draws from the range of instruments of the Percussions de Strasbourg, formed in particular by the famous “Sixxen” invented for them by the composer Xenakis, sounds and chords that give life to this imaginary city and the people passing through it. Dance and music intermingle, respond to and stimulate each other.
Source : Michele Noiret
Noiret, Michèle
After graduating from the Mudra School in Brussels founded by Maurice Béjart, Michèle Noiret met Karlheinz Stockhausen. She studied the composer's gesture notation system and worked with him as a soloist for fifteen years. During this rigorous, precise experience she founded her own company in 1986. She is the author of more than 30 choreographies, each of which provides access to a singular world that is poetic but always unsettling. Since 1997 she has introduced interactive technologies of sound and image in to her choreographic researches, questioning our perceptions of time and space. Using these tools, she likes to mix things up and spread discord. She has also always devoted a major part of her research to developing a fine, precise, altogether personal choreographic writing. The creation of a genuine dance-cinema and the construction of choreographic characters are other traits of her work. Since 2006 she has been an associate artist at the Théâtre National in Brussels. Michèle Noiret is a member of the Académie royale de Belgique.
Source : Michèle Noiret
More information : michele-noiret.be
Picq, Charles
Author, filmmaker and video artist Charles Picq (1952-2012) entered working life in the 70s through theatre and photography. A- fter resuming his studies (Maîtrise de Linguistique - Lyon ii, Maîtrise des sciences et Techniques de la Communication - grenoble iii), he then focused on video, first in the field of fine arts at the espace Lyonnais d'art Contemporain (ELAC) and with the group « Frigo », and then in dance.
On creation of the Maison de la Danse in Lyon in 1980, he was asked to undertake a video documentation project that he has continued ever since. During the ‘80s, a decade marked in France by the explosion of contemporary dance and the development of video, he met numerous artists such as andy Degroat, Dominique Bagouet, Carolyn Carlson, régine Chopinot, susanne Linke, Joëlle Bouvier and regis Obadia, Michel Kelemenis. He worked in the creative field with installations and on-stage video, as well as in television with recorded shows, entertainment and documentaries.
His work with Dominique Bagouet (80-90) was a unique encounter. He documents his creativity, assisting with Le Crawl de Lucien and co-directing with his films Tant Mieux, Tant Mieux and 10 anges. in the 90s he became director of video development for the Maison de la Danse and worked, with the support of guy Darmet and his team, in the growing space of theatre video through several initiatives:
- He founded a video library of dance films with free public access. This was a first for France. Continuing the video documentation of theatre performances, he organised their management and storage.
- He promoted the creation of a video-bar and projection room, both dedicated to welcoming school pupils.
- He started «présentations de saisons» in pictures.
- He oversaw the DVD publication of Le tour du monde en 80 danses, a pocket video library produced by the Maison de la Danse for the educational sector.
- He launched the series “scènes d'écran” for television and online. He undertook the video library's digital conversion and created Numeridanse.
His main documentaries are: enchaînement, Planète Bagouet, Montpellier le saut de l'ange, Carolyn Carlson, a woman of many faces, grand ecart, Mama africa, C'est pas facile, Lyon, le pas de deux d'une ville, Le Défilé, Un rêve de cirque.
He has also produced theatre films: Song, Vu d'ici (Carolyn Carlson), Tant Mieux, Tant Mieux, 10 anges, Necesito and So schnell, (Dominique Bagouet), Im bade wannen, Flut and Wandelung (Susanne Linke), Le Cabaret Latin (Karine Saporta), La danse du temps (Régine Chopinot), Nuit Blanche (Abou Lagraa), Le Témoin (Claude Brumachon), Corps est graphique (Käfig), Seule et WMD (Françoise et Dominique Dupuy), La Veillée des abysses (James Thiérrée), Agwa (Mourad Merzouki), Fuenteovejuna (Antonio Gades), Blue Lady revistied (Carolyn Carlson).
Source: Maison de la Danse de Lyon
Les arpenteurs
Choreography : Michèle Noiret
Choreography assistance : Pascale Gigon en tournées Dominique Duszynski
Interpretation : Elena Borghese, Julie Devigne, Dominique Godderis, Matthieu Guénégou, Nicolas Hubert, Isael Mata, Lise Vachon Les Percussions de Strasbourg Jean-Paul Bernard (direction artistique), Claude Ferrier, Bernard Lesage, Keiko Nakamura, François Papirer, Olaf Tzschoppe
Artistic consultancy / Dramaturgy : Pascal Chabot
Set design : Alain Lagarde
Original music : François Paris
Lights : Xavier Lauwers, Marc Lhommel (régie)
Costumes : Alain Lagarde, Patricia Eggerickx (Assistante costumes), Ateliers du Théâtre National, Bruxelles (construction)
Settings : Ateliers du Théâtre National, Bruxelles
Technical direction : Christian Halkin
Other collaborations : Alexis Baskind et en tournées Vanessa Court (Réalisateur informatique musicale), Nicolas Déflache (Ingénieur du son-technique CIRM), Laurent Fournaise et Martial Kiene (Régie instruments), Christophe Blacha (Régie plateau), Jean-Jacques Van Binnebeek (Chauffeur et machiniste), Sergine Laloux (Photographie)
Production / Coproduction of the video work : Maison de la Danse, Charles Picq
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