Cordes
2009
Choreographer(s) : Groud, Sylvain (France)
Present in collection(s): Fondation BNP Paribas
Video producer : Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie;Compagnie Sylvain Groud
Cordes
2009
Choreographer(s) : Groud, Sylvain (France)
Present in collection(s): Fondation BNP Paribas
Video producer : Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie;Compagnie Sylvain Groud
Cordes
This work invites two artistic skills, music and dance, to resonate on the same wavelength like the “Strings” of the title, for each to feed on the other's singularity, to blend musicality with gesture around the notion of tension. The tension of strings, the tautness of bodies and relationships. The performing artists lead us into an extreme intertwining of variations in volume, with the forcefulness and beauty of the musical works chosen for the performance: the generously-rich texture of Stravinsky's Concerto in D, the power and intimacy of Ysaÿe's Solo Violin Sonata, and the dramatic tension of l'Eloignement by Qigang Chen.
Sylvain Groud calls on dancers and musicians to convert the codes to other uses, to open doors that were thought to be locked, sharing their territories and the fields of their respective imaginations. Between bodies and strings – punning on corps and cordes – the intimate relationships of score with bow, or of word with gesture, are brought to the fore in a generously-spirited, committed dance.
Source : Compagnie Sylvain Groud
Groud, Sylvain
A graduate of the CNSMD in Paris, Sylvain Groud began his career working with Gigi Caciuleanu and then Angelin Preljocaj. Winner of the Concours International de Paris with his first choreography, he has continued his creative work around two main axes: site-specific pieces and the relationship between music and dance. With his company MAD, he created over 30 pieces between 1994 and 2018.
That same year, he was appointed director of Ballet du Nord, CCN Roubaix Hauts-de-France, and created the participatory show Let's Move! and the duet Dans mes bras. In 2019, he created Métamorphose and Adolescent, his first collaboration with Françoise Pétrovitch.
In 2020, in response to the health crisis, he created the play 4m² at the Grand Bleu in Lille. It was subsequently presented in theatres with the Scène Nationale label and at dance festivals, as well as in non-dedicated venues such as schools, nursing homes and shops.
Since 2020, he has been working regularly with video artist Léonard Barbier-Hourdin to create choreographic films. Rooted in the Hauts-de-France region, most of these projects involve local people: Symbiose, réveil sur le terril (with 80 amateurs), Huis Clos (carte blanche offered by the Louvre-Lens museum), Bouge ton Bassin (for the 10th anniversary of the inclusion of the mining basin in UNESCO's World Heritage list), and more.
In autumn 2021, he will create two choreographic duets: L'autre and Lorsque l'enfant était enfant. His next creation, Des chimères dans la tête, is scheduled for autumn 2023.
Source and more information: https://www.balletdunord.fr/
Cordes
Artistic direction / Conception : Sylvain Groud
Choreography : Sylvain Groud
Interpretation : Anusha Emrith, Cyril Geeroms, Sylvain Groud, Jérémy Kouyoumdjian, Juliette Nicolotto, Yurie Tsugawa, Marie Urvoy, Emilio Urbina/Lionel Begue
Live music : Benjamin Lévy Musiciens Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie musique Igor Stravinsky, Concerto en ré / Claude Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Eugène Ysaïe, Sonate pour violon seul / Qigang Chen, L'éloignement pour orchestre à cordes
Lights : Michaël Dez
Costumes : Gwenaëlle Hocquard
Other collaborations : Mathieu Legleuher et Fabien Héry (régie d'orchestre), Sophie Kaminski (régie de scène)
Production / Coproduction of the choreographic work : Coproduction Association Mouvement Action Danse, Opéra de Rouen Haute Normandie. Captation Atmos'faire réalisation François Merlier montage extraits Clément Révérend La compagnie Sylvain Groud reçoit le soutien du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication/DRAC Haute-Normandie, de la Région Haute-Normandie, du Département de l'Eure, de la Fondation BNP Paribas dans le développement de ses projets et bénéficie d'un accueil en résidence au CHU de Rouen, dans le cadre de la mission « culture à l'hôpital ». Sylvain Groud est artiste associé à la Scène Nationale de Montbéliard en 2011 et 2012, et en résidence au Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Scène Nationale.
Duration : 75'
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