Edition 2019
From 6 to 9 February 2019 in Lausanne, the 10th Swiss Dance Days had showcased the winning performances selected by the jury from over 150 entries. The programme offered a snapshot of the trends that are currently inspiring Swiss choreographers and dancers.
Vincent Baudriller Director of the Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Anneli Binder Managing co-director and artistic director of the dance & performance programme, Dampfzentrale Bern
Patrick de Rham Director of Arsenic – Centre d'art scénique contemporain, Lausanne
Catja Loepfe Director of the Tanzhaus Zurich
Philippe Saire Choreographer and artistic director of Théâtre Sévelin 36, Lausanne
Stefano Tomassini Dance advisor at LIS/LAC Lugano and assistant professor at IUAV University, Venice
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Arsenic - Centre d'art scénique contemporain
Théâtre Sévelin 36
L'Octogone - Théâtre de Pully
La Manufacture - Haute école des arts de la scène
Cie Philippe Saire
Teresa Vittucci
Neopost Foofwa
Simone Aughterlony & Jen Rosenblit
Lea Moro
*Melk Prod./Marco Berrettini
Alexandra Bachzetsis
Daniel Hellmann
Yasmine Hugonnet
Cie Nicole Seiler
Cie Greffe/Cindy Van Acker
How can we use the body to pay tribute? And to imbue this language with the space necessary to re-connect with another, be they an audience member or one who is no longer with us? Inspired by the paintings of Belgian painter Michaël Borremans, Cindy Van Acker once again ardently throws «her body into battle». The core elements of her choreography – slowness, geometry and abstraction – are this time laced with the figurative, through breathtaking images.
An imposing chandelier hangs in an immaculate space as six surviving solitary and statuesque bodies seek to ritualise absence and solitude, presence and connection. Combining sensitivity and intransigence in three tableaux - the wounds, the light and the pulsating rhythms - «Speechless Voices» is a choreographic poem that pays tribute to friend and composer Mika Vainio. An evocation of the shock waves and pain, this very graphic narrative unfolds to music composed by the late musician.
Cindy Van Acker has explored for many years the human body’s vast potential. Her meticulous compositions, which combine minimalist movement, slowness, geometry and electronic music are conceived within a singular context, in which the body, the light, the sound and the space are all treated in a fusional manner. She founded the Compagnie Greffe in 2002 in Geneva, with the creation of «Corps 00:00», a solo that would earn her international recognition. Her last solo «Knusa» was created within the context of the photographic project «Insert» by Christian Lutz and was chosen for the Swiss selection at the Avignon Festival 2018. Since 2017 Cindy Van Acker has also been an associated artist and programmer for the ADC in Geneva.
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Choreography Cindy Van Acker
Performance Stéphanie Bayle, Matthieu Charigues, Laure Lescoffy, Raphaële Teicher, Rudi van der Merwe, Daniela Zaghini
Dramaturgy Michèle Pralong
Music Mika Vainio, J. S. Bach
Sound Samuel Pajand
Stage design Victor Roy
Costumes and jewels Marie Artamonoff
Light design Cindy Van Acker, Victor Roy
Administration Cindy Janiaud
Diffusion Tutu Production
Production Cie Greffe
Coproduction Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps, Expédition Suisse (Kaserne Basel, Dampfzentrale Bern, Theater Chur, Gessnerallee Zürich, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne), CCN de Rillieux-la-Pape, with the support of the Théâtre des Îlets, centre dramatique national de Montluçon, région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Support Loterie Romande, Société Suisse des Auteurs, Fondation du Jubilé, Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, Sophie und Karl Binding Stifung and Corodis. In the period 20018-2020, the company Cie Greffe receives subsidies as part of the cooperative funding agreement between the City of Geneva, the Canton of Geneva and Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council.
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne Pavillon
Av. Emile-Henri-Jaques-Dalcroze 5, 1007 Lausanne
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Tabea Martin & Simona Bertozzi
Cie 7273/Laurence Yadi, Nicolas Cantillon
Cie Gilles Jobin
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