Choreography and performance : Aloun Marchal, Roger Sala Reyner, Simon Tanguy

On the stage of Gerro, Minos and Him, Aloun Marchal, Roger Sala Reyner and Simon Tanguy, all bare legged, channel all of that – and a little bit more. Which is handy: “à trois”, the possibilities are even more outlandish. Their bodies can do just about anything: to begin with, shi!ing between states without warning, from one imaginary space to another, then returning suddenly to the stage, stark naked. Together, or not, but each in his own space, each in the middle, each in his own system, like the distant cousins of a Cunningham mainlining on burlesque. “This constant changing of fictional spaces is the heart of the piece. It leaves the audience confused, trying to understand where the dancer is, how he got there, and what makes him move.” The rules of the game? None apply, yet they all do. Just as long as there’s burlesque, flippancy, tension, frontality and – why not – danger. “The way we work is based partly on disputes during decision-making, which are inherent to any collaboration, and partly on the dynamic created by saying ‘yes’ to every suggestion made in the studio. It’s what we call ‘anarchy-democracy’.” On stage the trio veers between shouting, wrestling, kabuki love scenes, tribal chants, and even dance. A state of extremes. “It’s because each person is "ghting for their own interests that the collaboration has such density, and an authentic rapport can emerge.” Even if the dice are loaded, for hidden within the trio is the choreographer – a fact which, with a de! touch and small acts of cruelty, he enjoys pointing out.

Roger Sala Reyner (1981, Spain) studied choreography at the SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam.

Before moving to Holland, he finished a BA in physical theatre at the Institut del Teatre de Terrassa, in Barcelone. He has engaged as performer in works by Meg Stuart (VIOLET, Atelier) and collaborated as a dancer with Steve Paxton, Jeanine Durning and Martin Nachbar.

His own work, created in the frame of the SNDO, has been shown in Holland, Belgium and Spain. He is actually involved in the collective project John the Houseband, a nomadic performative amateur music band.

He’s interested in the theme of « Journey », for the performer and the audience, as a travel from introspection to the expression of sensations and inconscious. He’d like to explore the differents states of consciousnesss connected with shamanism, extases and alchimie.

Source: Gerro Minos & Him 's website

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gerrominosandhim.wordpress.com

Born in 1977, Fabien Plasson is a video director specialized in the field of performing arts (dance , music, etc).

During his studies at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (joined in 1995) Fabien discovered video art. He was trained by various video artists (Joel Bartoloméo Pascal Nottoli , Eric Duyckaerts , etc).
He first experimented with the creation of installations and cinematic objects.

From 2001 to 2011, he was in charge of Ginger & Fred video Bar’s programming at La Maison de la Danse in Lyon. He discovered the choreographic field and the importance of this medium in the dissemination, mediation and pedagogical approach to dance alongside Charles Picq, who was a brilliant video director and the director of the video department at that time.

Today, Fabien Plasson is the video director at La Maison de la Danse and in charge of the video section of Numeridanse.tv, an online international  video library, and continues his creative activities, making videos of concerts, performances and also creating video sets for live performances.

Sources: Maison de la Danse ; Fabien Plasson website

More information: fabione.fr