Who controls a society of such enormous speed? How does a political movement start off? How does a physical movement start? Who initiates it? In the impressive work «Tenir le temps» 15 dancers form a mechanical structure which overpowers itself again and again: through rhythmic actions, through domino effects and through chain reactions. The capacity of the individual body to adapt becomes visible, genders do not matter anymore, they vanish; inside the mass the bodies start to outgrow themselves. The art film «The Way Things Go» (1988) by Fischli/Weiss served as inspiration to this piece: an explosion starts spinning a wheel, the wheel kicks off a palette which throws over a bottle filled with acid. The minimalist compositions by Jean-Baptiste Julien further move the evening like spirals turning into infinity.
The French-Algerian star-choreographer Rachid Ouramdane has worked with artists such as Emanuelle Huynh, Odile Duboc, Hervé Robbe, Meg Stuart, Christian Rizzo, Alain Buffard and Julie Nioche. Ouramdane was a guest at the Gessnerallee in 2013 when he showed his acclaimed work «Sfumato».
Mit Fernando Carrion, Jacquelyn Elder, Annie Hanauer, Alexis Jestin, Lora Juodkaite, Arina Lannoo, Sébastien Ledig, Lucille Mansas, Yu Otagaki, Mayalen Otondo, Saïef Remmide, Alexandra Rogovska, Ruben Sanchez, Sandra Savin, Leandro Villavicencio, Aure Wachter Konzept, Choreografie Rachid Ouramdane Komposition Jean-Baptiste Julien Licht Stéphane Graillot Bühnenbild Sylvain Giraudeau Kostüme La Bourette Choreografieassistenz Agalie Vandamme Technische Leitung Sylvain Giraudeau Ton Laurent Lechenault Produktionsleitung Erell Melscoët, Anaïs Métayer
Eine Produktion von Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble
In Koproduktion mit L’A./Rachid Ouramdane, Bonlieu Scène nationale d'Annecy, Festival Montpellier Danse 2015, dans le cadre d’une résidence à l’Agora, Cité internationale de la danse, Théâtre de la Ville - Paris, MC2 : Grenoble Unterstützt durch the Centre national de la danse contemporaine d'Angers, the Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble (Accueil Studio 2015), the Ménagerie de verre (Studiolab), Adami and Spedidam Partner Ruben Sanchez Dance Wear
Das Stück wurde kreiert mit der Unterstützung von Ministère de la culture et de la communication/DRAC Île-de France dans le cadre de l’aide à la compagnie conventionnée et de la Région Île-de-France au titre de la permanence artistique
Präsentiert im Rahmen der Festspiele Zürich
