Danser encore : program of ten solos

Over the course of two days, the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon will be overrun with solo works in the different spaces of the CND. A choreographic journey, the starting point for each solo is the encounter between a ballet dancer and a choreographer. A reflection of the diversity of contemporary forms of writing, Danser Encore enables us to experience the pulsing heart of dance creation.

Initiated in 2020 by Julie Guibert, director of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon, the idea behind the Danser Encore cycle was to bring to the fore the uniqueness of the Ballet’s dancers, but also to provide support for choreographic creation in the context of the pandemic by focusing on the fertile dialogue between performers and creators. Based on solos commissioned specially for the occasion, Danser Encore puts the limelight on the fruit of these four-handed endeavors, whilst giving us an insight into the diversity of contemporary choreographic creation at the same time. Following on from the conception of sixteen new solo pieces, the Ballet de Lyon has decided to continue investigating the ramifications of this format by opening up the cycle to visual artists. The aim is to develop choreographic objects whilst using all the resources of the body, image and movement. Using the different spaces at the Centre national de la danse, around ten solos will be present in the studios and the Atrium, giving audiences the opportunity to experience the fragility, lightness, density and contours of each performer, as well as the impulse behind their passion for dance.

Solos program



Komm und birg dein Antliz 

Choreography Ioannis Mandafounis

Collaboration and interpretation Yan Leiva 



Love 

Choreography Marcos Morau

Collaboration and interpretation Paul Vezin 



Period piece 

Choreography Jan Martens 

Collaboration and interpretation Kristina Bentz



Raùl 

Film by Hans Op de Beeck 

Collaboration and interpretation Raúl Serrano Núñez



EXCÈS

Choreography Barbara Matijević 

Collaboration and interpretation Coralie Levieux



Rite de passage

Choreography Bintou Dembélé 

Collaboration and interpretation Merel van Heeswijk



Moteur

Choreography Cassiel Gaube 

Collaboration and interpretation Albert Nikolli



Not ending

Choreography Tatiana Julien 

Collaboration and interpretation Jacqueline Bâby



Self Duet 

Choreography Noé Soulier 

Collaboration and interpretation Katrien De Bakker



MITTEN/DRITTECELLOSUITE IN C-DUR 

Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker 

Collaboration and interpretation Marie Albert

 

Photo: © Marc Domage