Danse

Dance and music can flourish independently of one another, but when they meet, they merge in a single impulse: to mark time and inhabit it.

This dialogue is the thread of a program conceived as a four-part dance. It first explores how contemporary music embraces dances of the past and, with them, the memory of danced movement. The concert then becomes an invitation to dance, followed by a journey through musical folk traditions: everywhere, music and dance accompany celebrations, rituals, and gatherings. From Slovenia to the Samoan Islands, from Norwegian slåtter to Indian konnakol, these collective traditions transcend generations and nourish contemporary creation. And because dance is essential, the fourth movement belongs to the body, our first instrument. Gesture turns into rhythm, voice into percussion, in search of what, within movement, can become sonic material.

Gjermund Larsen / arr. Gunnar Eriksson Polonese

Jean-Christophe Rosaz Eternal Bach

Diane Cassini & Timothée Bachimont Le Temps d’une danse (création)

Gjermund Larsen Solistvals

Javier Busto Sagastipean

Allah Rakha Rahman / arr. Ethan Sperry Jai Ho!

Robert T. Gibson Dance!

Jean-Christophe Rosaz Chanson sans parole

Heitor Villa-Lobos Duas Lendas Ameríndias em Nheengatu

Trad. samoan / arr. Christopher Marshall Minoi, Minoi

Trad. scandinave / arr. Jim Daus Hjernøe Seidamadei

Laura Jēkabsone Father Thunder

Lisa Young Ben Robertson, Tha Thin Tha

Samo Vovk Ta na Solbici

Chœur Sorbonne Université

Frédéric Pineau direction