For its first creation, the company La Drache is celebrating pagan rites, folklore and the power of costumed bodies as they seek each other out, meet and transform. Drawing on the Dunkirk carnival and queer imagination, the eight dancers explore the subversive role of the popular festival while asking themselves: How can we imagine a new carnival together? How can we redefine its contours and engage in carnivals today? Indeed, while carnivals have a wide-ranging human, social, spiritual and artistic impact on many people, and while they offer a space for freedom and precious irreverence, they also have a dark side.
In response to the racist and sexist excesses of carnivals, Beste cantate takes us on a journey of physical and collective jubilation, reinventing the farandoles, rigaudons and other dances of carnival to reclaim the positive force of this historical and cultural heritage.
Calendar
Information
Language
fr
Duration
50'
Venue
Grande salle
Price
€9
Cast
With
Juan Cizmar
Lara Chanel
Léa Vinette/Camille Da Silva
Brenda Boote
Camille Meyer
Lison Graszk
Guilhem Rouillé
Nathan Bourdon
Choregraphy assistant
Camille Meyer
Costumes
Juliette Chevalier
Gaëlle Bridoux
Music
Vernon Verdure (spectacle)
Mondkobold (after)
Make-up
Morgane Viennet
Lighting design
Sibyl Cabello
Production and distribution
Léo Maurice
Delegated production
ASBL La Nuée
Compagnie La Drache
Furiaa
Coproductions
Mars, Mons arts de la scène, Charleroi Danse, centre chorégraphique de la FWB, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Support
Théâtre de l’Aventure, Le Delta - Espace Culturel Provincial, Ateliers Médicis, création en cours, Clichy-sous-Bois, Gymnase, CDCN de Roubaix, Théâtre de l’Oiseau Mouche, Le Grand Bleu - Scène conventionnée art, enfance et jeunesse, DRAC Hauts de France
