On arriving for her residency in the CCN Grenoble studio, facing the mountains, Ruth Childs found herself thinking about the artists who had passed through this place before her and would do so after her. She knew some of them very well, others a little less, by name or by sight, others not at all. She was struck by the lack of connection between them. She wanted to leave a note of encouragement, a surprise, check in, ask a question about something she'd picked up from their work. But due to lack of time, caught up in her own work, her thoughts simply materialized in the form of "likes" via social networks, a Facebook or Instagram page.

To combat this lack of exchange, symptomatic of the current era, she drew inspiration from the free, intimate, handwritten correspondences of Judson Church members (Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Lucinda Childs...) to imagine a space-time for correspondence with a small group of artists. A space-time to exchange ideas, ask questions, get lost together, have fun, tell each other details of their artistic questionings and troubles. These exchanges can be short and spontaneous (like a postcard) or more polished (like a letter), but will preferably be handwritten and sent by post.

The primary aim of this project is to open up and share the experience of a genuine long-term exchange. In a second phase, and in agreement with the group, we could consider publishing some or all of the correspondence produced in 2026.

À DESTINATION DES CHORÉGRAPHES, DANSEUR·EUSE·S, CRÉATEUR·RICE·S LUMIÈRE, ARTISTES VISUEL·LE·S.
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Formation portée par le CND Centre National de la Danse, conque et conduite par Jan Fedinger, avec les interventions d'Aina Alegre et Jan Martens. En partenariat avec la Biennale de Lyon.

L'objectif de cet atelier est de familiariser les participant·e·s avec la lumière en tant qu'outil chorégraphique pour la création de performances de danse. Il s'agit de pouvoir utiliser la lumière de manière créative, de formuler ou de communiquer des idées liées à la lumière à d'autres collaborateurs.