A WORK BY AINA ALEGRE FOR THE YOUNG CONTEMPORARY BALLET OF THE CNSMD IN LYON
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12 DANCERS
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PREMIERE ON NOVEMBER 25, 2023 AT THE RENCONTREs DES JEUNES BALLETS de CANNES
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DURATION: 20 MIN
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CONTACT: DIFFUSION CNSMD DE LYON
Aina Alegre explores the concept of SWING—a central theme in her work—with the Jeune Ballet. Swing is at once a rhythmic quality, a jazz genre, and a style of partner and group dance, but it is also the English translation of the word “ ” meaning “to sway.” The concepts of balance, rhythm, weight, and counterweight are at the heart of this creation. It also draws on movements such as walking, running, and jumping as the driving forces of the choreography to compose a piece that reveals the group as an energetic, rhythmic entity characterized by the interdependence of bodies.
DESIGN: Aina Alegre
CAST: Adèle Bonduelle, Alex Blais, Anna Martin-François, Daniil Kliuchnikov, Hugo Daniel, Hugo Daubresse, Hugo Hagen, Mathis Bauvin, Ninon Jude, Noa Calatayud, Thaïs Rambaut, and Tom Galy
COSTUMES: Maïté Chantrel in collaboration with Aina Alegre
MUSIC: Excerpt from“Sing, Sing, Sing”by Louis Prima
LIGHTING: Philippe Andrieux
SOUND ENGINEER: Gilles Duroux
LIGHTING TECHNICIANS: Mireille Dutrievoz and Philipp Elstermann alternating
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Jan Fedinger and Josep Tutusaus
PRODUCTION: Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon
PHOTO CREDITS: © Nathalie Sternalski
