Skip to main content
Back to search
  • Add to playlist

Faits et Gestes

CCN – Ballet de Lorraine 1988

Choreographer(s) : Dove, Ulysses (United States)

Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse

en fr

Faits et Gestes

CCN – Ballet de Lorraine 1988

Choreographer(s) : Dove, Ulysses (United States)

Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse

en fr

Faits et Gestes

Dove, Ulysses

Ulysses Dove (1947—1996), born in Columbia, South Carolina, began dance studywith Carolyn Tate while a premed student at Howard University. He transferred to the University of Wisconsin to study with Xenia Chlistowa of the Kirov Ballet, and in 1970 he graduated from Bennington College with a degree in dance. Upon moving to New York, Dove joined the Merce Cunningham company and also performed with Mary Anthony, Pearl Lang, and Anna Sokolow. In 1973 he joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where he quickly gained key roles and acclaim for his commanding presence, bright clarity of movement, and truthful dramatic intensity. Dove turned to choreography at Ailey's urging, and created the 1980 solo Inside for Judith Jamison. He left the Ailey company that year to begin a significant freelance career choreographing dances for the Basel Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, London Festival Ballet, American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, and the Choreographic Research Group of the Paris Opera where he spent three years as assistant director. He was also the choreographer for the Robert Wilson-Philip Glass opera The Civil Wars, in 1986.  Several Dove ballets have found their definitive interpretations in performances by the Ailey company, including Night Shade (1982) Bad Blood (1984), Vespers (1986), and Episodes (1987). Dove’s Red Angels (1994) was a hit of the City Ballet’s Diamond Project and a companion piece Twilight (1994) was his final project. Mr. Dove's work was the subject of ''Dance in America: Two by Dove,'' an Emmy Award-winning 1995 show in the ''Great Performances'' series. Dove died on June 11, 1996. His choreography was marked by its relentless speed, violent force, and daring eroticism.


Source: Alvin Ailey’s website

CCN - Ballet de Lorraine

Since acquiring the CCN title in 1999, the Centre Chorégraphique National - Ballet de Lorraine has dedicated itself to supporting contemporary choreographic creation. As of July 2011 the organization is under the general and artistic direction of Petter Jacobsson.
The CCN – Ballet de Lorraine and its company of 26 dancers is one of the most important companies working in Europe, performing contemporary creations while retaining and programming a rich and extensive repertory, spanning our modern history, made up of works by some of our generations most highly regarded choreographers.
The CCN functions as an art center and venue for multiple possibilities in the fields of research, experimentation and artistic creation. It is a platform open to many different disciplines, a space where the many visions of dance of today may meet. 

More information : http://ballet-de-lorraine.eu 

Our videos suggestions
03:01

Peekaboo

Goecke, Marco (France)

  • Add to playlist
07:20

Amelia

Lock, Édouard (Canada)

  • Add to playlist
07:37

La la la Human Sex (duo n°1)

Lock, Édouard (Canada)

  • Add to playlist
02:12

Moving Numbers

Swinston, Robert (France)

  • Add to playlist
04:35

MXAKI

Umeda, Hiroaki (Mexico)

  • Add to playlist
02:39

Katlehong Cabaret

  • Add to playlist
04:25

Les techniques de corps

Carlès, James (France)

  • Add to playlist
03:10

Steptext

Forsythe, William (France)

  • Add to playlist
03:14

Sounddance

Cunningham, Merce (France)

  • Add to playlist
04:31

Corps de Ballet

Soulier, Noé (France)

  • Add to playlist
03:34

The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude

Forsythe, William (France)

  • Add to playlist
02:49

Shaker Loops

Foniadakis, Andonis (France)

  • Add to playlist
03:14

The Vile Parody of Address

Forsythe, William (France)

  • Add to playlist
03:18

Fabrications

Cunningham, Merce (France)

  • Add to playlist
02:22

The Spectator's Moment (2021): Ohad Naharin

Naharin, Ohad (France)

  • Add to playlist
03:13

Rose - variation

Monnier, Mathilde (France)

  • Add to playlist
02:58

Webern Opus V

Béjart, Maurice (France)

  • Add to playlist
04:13

Tout morose

Hervieu, Dominique (France)

  • Add to playlist
06:28

Dominique Bagouet parle de Merce Cunningham

Bagouet, Dominique (France)

  • Add to playlist
Our themas suggestions

Dance in Quebec: Untamed Bodies

First part of the Parcours about dance in Quebec, these extracts present how bodies are being used in a very physical way.

Parcours

fr/en/

Improvisation

 Discovery of improvisation’s specificities in dance. 

Parcours

fr/en/

Black Dance

James Carlès, dancer and choreographer and specialist of Afro-American dance, evokes the origin of current-day urban dances. From Africa to the United States via Europe, he emphasizes their hybrid style and puts their social and political dimension into perspective. A myriad of videos, photos, illustrations and additional resources complement this interview.

Webdoc

fr/en/

Genesis of work

A dance show is created in multiples steps between the enunciation of an initial desire which launch the project and the first representation. This parcours presents diff

Parcours

fr/en/

Mexican Video Dance

Exposition virtuelle

fr/en/

Bagouet Collection

Exposition virtuelle

fr/en/

Genres and styles

Dance is a rather vast term, which covers a myriad of specificities. These depend on the culture of a country, on a period, on a place. This Journey proposes a visit through dance genres and styles.

Parcours

fr/en/

Hip hop enters the French arts scenes

Parcours

fr/en/

Modern Dance and Its American Roots [1900-1930] From Free Dance to Modern Dance

At the dawn of the 20th century, in a rapidly changing West, a new dance appeared: Modern Dance. In the United States as in Europe, modern trends emerge simultaneously and intertwine in thier development. Let's dive into the beginnings of American modern dance!  

Parcours

fr/en/

Ballet pushed to the edge

 Ballet’s evolution from its romantic form until néo-classicism.

Parcours

fr/en/
By accessing the website, you acknowledge and accept the use of cookies to assist you in your browsing.
You can block these cookies by modifying the security parameters of your browser or by clicking onthis link.
I accept Learn more