Hourvari
2017 - Director : Plasson, Fabien
Choreographer(s) : Bourgeois, Yoann (France)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse
Hourvari
2017 - Director : Plasson, Fabien
Choreographer(s) : Bourgeois, Yoann (France)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la danse
Hourvari
Perched on a turntable, a love duo tries to keep the balance despite the unpredictable jolts of the ground. Hourvari place the couple with centrifugal force.
Source : Maison de la Danse de Lyon
Bourgeois, Yoann
Yoann Bourgeois trained at the National Centre for Circus Arts (CNAC) and at the National Centre for Contemporary Dance (CNDC) in Angers. For four years he was a performer with Maguy Marin’s company. His first piece, "Cavale", was a duet on a trampoline with Mathurin Bolze. In 2014 he created "Celui qui tombe" for the Lyon Dance Biennale, in which six artists attempt to stay upright on a moving stage. From January 2016 to 2022, he has co-directed the National Choreography Centre (CCN) of Grenoble with Rachid Ouramdane.
Source : 17e Biennale de la Danse (2016) - press file
Plasson, Fabien
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
Hourvari
Artistic direction / Conception : Yoann Bourgeois
Interpretation : Jean-Baptiste André, Elise Legros
Stage direction : Yoann Bourgeois
Set design : Yoann Bourgeois, David Hanse, Nicolas Picot (C3 Sud Est)
Lights : Jérémie Cusenier
Other collaborations : David Hanse (Régie générale)
Production / Coproduction of the video work : Maison de la Danse de Lyon
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