The Spectator's Moment or how to discover an artist, a piece of work or a company in just two minutes. It is a collection of programmes produced by the Maison de la Danse in Lyon and presented by Dominique Hervieu. Each episode is devoted to an artist or a company that is programmed at the Maison de la Danse and offers the public keys or artistic benchmarks for better understanding and appreciating the choreographic art.
 



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After 10 years of karate and 5 years of gymnastics, he is electroshoked in by hip hop dance in 1999: Abdou discovers the “Rencontres de Danses Urbaines” of la Villette and starts dancing. After having  been  part of various  groups, he devotes himself  to  dance  teaching  and  follows  various trainings within ADDIAM 95. In 2005, he worksd with Lia Goldberg on her first solo and enters the Malka Company for the piece "Des mots". In 2006, he  creates the  Stylistik  Company (2010 "Entre-deux", 2016 "Résistances")  with  Clarisse Veaux while continuing its route as a dancer with the Losanges Company in "Zou", A’corps in 2009 and Magic Electro in 2013 in "De natura".
 
Sources: Association Le Maillon press file (Stylistik Cie) ; Maison de la Danse show program

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

Artistic direction: Abdou N'gom

Creation: 2006

The Compagnie Stylistik was created in Lyon by Clarisse Veaux and Abdou N'gom, two hip-hop dancers. Dedicated to interbreeding, their collaboration is enriched by their openness to other artistic universes in order to discover new gestures bearing meaning. In September 2014, Abdou N'gom directed alone the company. He works to reveal his contemporary and personal writing, generous, curious and full of physicality. The company's repertoire includes : "Vis-à-vis" (2008), "Entre Deux" (2009), "A ton image", "Same Same" (2012 and 2014), "Falang" (2014) and "Resistances" (2016). At the same time as his creative work, Abdou N’gom states his determination to share his passion by raising awareness and communicating.   

Source : La Maison de la Danse 's website