Join a workshop performance – by Boris Charmatz / Terrain
METROPOLIS INVITES 50 PARTICIPANTS FOR AN INTENSE DANCE AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE WITH RENOWNED DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER BORIS CHARMATZ
Open for all with or without dance experience. From age 16+.
The workshop-performance Levée is part of DANCEGROUND – a line-up of Charmatz’ works
5 & 6 September / Ofelia Plads, Copenhagen / 16-19h
Workshop: 1, 2, 3 September / Dress rehearsal: 4 September
Boris Charmatz transmits the 25 movements of his piece Levée des conflits to a group of 50 participants preceeding the collective interpretation on Ofelia Plads.
Boris Charmatz is known for taking dance out of the traditional theatre space and making it accessible to all kinds of people and bodies.
During a three-day workshop of three hours per day, Magali Caillet Gajan, choreographic assistant of Charmatz, and dancer Filipe Lourenço teach the movements that will be learned by everyone. As the title of the piece suggests – Levée des conflits (suspension of conflicts) – the choreography focuses on the collective body, a living matter in which each body is part of a larger whole. The bodies attempt to construct a mirage. It builds up, dissolves, gathers again, intensifies, accumulates, forms a core, draws lines…
”With Levée des conflits Boris Charmatz invents a “dance hole” that absorbs the gaze. A palindrome-dance, to be read in all directions. A choreographic canon, looking for the image of a utopia.” – Gilles Amalvi, dance critic
The final presentation takes the form of an open workshop, where the audience is invited to dive into the work and where, together with the company’s dancers, you create a shared dance experience with the public.
Boris Charmatz is an internationally acclaimed French choreographer known for bringing dance into new contexts in order to reach new bodies and audiences, allowing the joy of movement to spread ever further. He has created works for renowned venues and institutions such as Museum of Modern Art in New York, Festival d’Avignon and Festival d’Automne in France, and Tate Modern in London, and most recently served as director of the iconic company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. www.borischarmatz.org
This year, Metropolis focuses on Boris Charmatz, who is presented for the first time in Copenhagen. As an expert of collective forms that blend genres, he has conceived DANCEGROUND as a performative experiment under the open sky. An invitation to dance outdoors, whatever the weather. Alternating between participatory moments and performances, it crosses genres and eras from Boris Charmatz’s repertoire via William Forsythe, Charlie Chaplin, Carlotta Ikeda & Ko Murobushi to Philippe Quesne’s iconic mole DJ’s.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Boris Charmatz and Metropolis are looking for 50 participants of all ages (16+), genders and backgrounds. No stage or dance experience is required. All bodies are welcome.
WHEN
Tue. Sept. 1 – Workshop 17-20h
Wed. Sept. 2 – Workshop 17-20h
Thu Sept. 3 – Workshop 17-20h
Fri. Sept. 4 – Workshop and dress rehearsal 16-19h
Sat. Sept. 5 – Workshop performance between 16-19h (Levée lasts 45 min.)
Sun. Sept. 6 – Workshop performance between 16-19h (Levée lasts 45 min.)
It is very important that you commit to being available for the full duration on all days.
Language: English.
WHERE
The workshop will take place indoors at a central location in Copenhagen.
The dress rehearsal and workshop performances will be at Ofelia Plads by the water in front of Skuespilhuset.
OTHER INFORMATION
Participation is unpaid. Snacks/refreshments will be provided for the workshops and workshop performances.
For participants living outside Copenhagen, public transportation costs can be covered.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN?
Please send the following information by sending an email to kamma@kit.dk before 22 June.
You are also welcome to respond with a video or audio recording instead of written text.
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Profession / education / interests:
Short motivation:
Email:
Phone number:
City:
A photo of yourself (for internal use)
Notification on participation will be sent by 29 June.
The company Terrain is supported by Ministère de la Culture – DRAC Hauts-de-France, and Région Hauts-de-France. Boris Charmatz | Terrain is associated with Maison de la Culture d’Amiens.
Metropolis has, for many years, shaped Copenhagen’s urban spaces through a diverse programme of performing arts. The organisation behind it is Copenhagen International Theatre, which has created performing arts in Copenhagen for almost 50 years with support from the Danish Arts Foundation and the City of Copenhagen. www.metropolis.dk
Photo: Barbara Braun, César Vayssié & Brotherton Locke