Invited by Sylvain Groud, Grégoire Korganow films rehearsals of the création of Héros Ordinaires - Ordinary Heroes, work for five dancers and four opera singers. 

Héros Ordinaires - Ordinary Heroes was created at Ma Scène Nationale Pays de Montbéliard, then presented at the Opéra de Rouen within the Festival Automne en Normandie and at Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines a national theater. 

"The first minutes when I saw Sylvain Groud dance opened doors for me onto an unknown world for me, that of contemporary dance. Today I want to slip into the shoes of this choreographer, see him evolve, question, feel. It is surely also a way for me to question my own creative process. The film offers a sensitive and intuitive journey through a choreographer’s world, at the moment when he is creating a show. It doesn’t explain anything, it leaves the audience to generate their own impression by giving them a priviledged view at the heart of an artist’s work."

Source : Compagnie Mad

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/

Artistic direction: Sylvain Groud

Creation: 2002

Since 2010, the company has been in residency at the Scène Nationale of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Sylvain Groud will be associate artist at the Scène Nationale of Montbéliard since 2011. From 2008 to 2014, the company is sponsored for its projects by the BNP Paribas Foundation.
With a repertoire of 21th creations ranging from solos to large ensemble pieces, the company tours with five pieces on average, over sixty performances each year, a third of which are in situ.

Source: Compagnie Mad 's website

More information : cie.sylvaingroud.free.fr