In residence at CCN
JUNE 28–JULY 3, 2026
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LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER 2026
DATE AND LOCATION TO BE CONFIRMED
A site-specific piece by Stanley Menthor
co-choreographed by Lucas Resende
Production: Contre-Club
Running time: 35 minutes
Residency support: Actoral - Marseille, CNDC d’Angers, Théâtre de Suresnes, Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble, Ménagerie de Verre - Paris, Le Gymnase CDCN - Roubaix
© ACEAC - Agathe Poupeney
In residence at CCN
JUNE 28–JULY 3, 2026
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LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER 2026
DATE AND LOCATION TO BE CONFIRMED
Committed to supporting artists at every stage of their careers, the National Choreographic Center is making its studio available to Stanley Menthor and Lucas Resende so they can work on their production *O Fauno*.
Who are the fauns today, those woodland creatures of Greek mythology, half-human, half-animal? By appropriating this figure, Stanley Menthor and Lucas Resende explore hybrid physicalities and question what it means to “be half”: at the crossroads of continents, heritages, social classes, and artistic disciplines.
Taking Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune as their starting point, the artists revisit a landmark of the Western repertoire by resonating it with their multiple, transatlantic identities. The faun thus becomes a living metaphor: that of a body traversed by otherness, always in search of the “right place,” always in transformation.
Stanley Menthor, a choreographer and performer, forged his identity at the intersection of theater, opera, and dance at the Académie Internationale de la Danse. His career path took him from cabaret to musical theater before he joined the CNDC in Angers under the direction of Noé Soulier, and then the EHESS to further his theoretical research. A performer for creators with diverse artistic worlds such as Olga Dukhovnaya, Benjamin Millepied, and Hubert Colas, this Adami 2025 artist is now exploring a choreographic style in which the body engages in dialogue with the social sciences.
STANLEY MENTHOR
A dancer, choreographer, and researcher of Brazilian origin, Lucas Resende developed his artistic language between Brazil and France at the CNDC in Angers. He has created works for the Cia de Dança Palácio das Artes in Brazil and collaborated with the Opéra de Metz on the production of *O Vento*. Founder of the Blue Lava platform, he pursues rigorous research through collaboration with major figures on the international scene, such as Lia Rodrigues, Boris Charmatz, Mathilde Monnier, and Noé Soulier.
