Danses Dialogues : Indo French Festival

Type: Event
Location: Alliance Francaise
City: New Delhi
Date: Wed, 2011/11/02 – 7:30am
Price: Free admission
Category: Festival

An Indo-French festival of contemporary dance

2^nd-8^th 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 2^nd to 8^th.

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.