Past Events
Danses Dialogues : Indo French Festival
City: New Delhi
Location: Alliance Francaise
Date: Wed, 2011/11/02 - 7:30am - Tue, 2011/11/08 - 7:30am
Price: Free admission
Category: Festival
Location: Alliance Francaise
Date: Wed, 2011/11/02 - 7:30am - Tue, 2011/11/08 - 7:30am
Price: Free admission
Category: Festival
An Indo-French festival of contemporary dance
2nd-8th November 2011
M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise de Delhi
DanSe Dialogues is the first Indo-French contemporary dance festival organised by the French Embassy in India in collaboration with Alliance Française de Delhi and Delhi International Art Festival. It will take place from November 2nd to 8th.
This Indo-French dance festival aims at strengthening the artistic cooperation between the two countries in the field of contemporary dance by promoting French and Indian contemporary dance in India, creating interest for alternative dance practices and participating in the development of contemporary dance in India, fostering exchanges and meetings between French and Indian professionals and encouraging Indo-French projects.
Programme details:-
DanSe dialogues will feature:
« Pichet klunchun and myself » by Jérôme Bel
This show is a dialogue between a traditional Thaï dancer, specialized in performing the Ramayana epic, and a contemporary performer. It is a theatrical and choreographic living documentary in which both characters try to bridge the gap between Western contemporary dance and Asian traditional practices.
Wednesday, 02 November 2011
and
Friday, 04 November 2011
7:30pm
Video Screenings
Various French choreographic pieces will be presented for the public to discover a broader panorama of the contemporary dance scene in France. The innovative and avant-garde works of choreographers such as Maguy Marin, Rachid Ouramdane, Philippe Découflé, Josef Nadj or Mourad Merzouki will be screened.
Sunday, 06 November 2011,
Monday, 07 November 2011
and
Tuesday, 08 November 2011
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Encounters with choreographers to exchange on different dance practices and aesthetics between professionals and the audiences;
« Presentation of the work in progress “Gangâ” » by Brigitte Chataigner
Sunday, 06 November 2011
11am
« Film Selection and Commentary » by Dominique Boivin
Monday, 07 November 2011
7:30pm
The following four choreographers will also be presented: Navtej Johar with Mango Cherry Mix; Aditi Mangaldas with Timeless; Mandeep Raikhy with Inhabited Geometry; and Anusha Lall with Tilt.
