We, 28.2.2024
17:30—18:40 Public
Tanzhaus Zürich, Bühne 2
Géraldine Chollet / Cie Rahu LaMo
OUVERTURE – piece for dancers and walking audience
«OUVERTURE – piece for dancers and walking audience», the third creation by the dancer and choreographer Géraldine Chollet, is inspired by the tradition of medieval mystery plays. These communal ceremonies mixed metaphysical and real elements, the sacred and the profane. They served to invoke the hereafter, beg for mercy, attain favour or to question viewers and protagonists alike. Evoking this ritual character, the audience for «OUVERTURE» continuously move in a circle. The performers dance in the centre, periodically breaking out of the centre, joining the circle and returning to the centre. This creates a continuous rotating pull, a ritual carried out collectively by the community, in which the viewers are involved as active participants. In this simple yet festive choreographic setup, we are all invited to acknowledge what we have, accept what we are lacking and celebrate what may come.
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Biography
Géraldine Chollet is a choreographer, dancer and gaga teacher. She trained at the Laban Centre in London and has worked with various choreographers and companies, such as Jessica Huber, the company Prototype Status, Daniel Hellmann and the companies Philippe Saire and Unplush. Since 2006 she has trained with Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company, in order to further the unique movement idiom of gaga and also train dance professionals as well as amateurs and dance enthusiasts in it. In addition to her artistic practice, Géraldine is a certified provider of spiritual pastoral care in hospitals.
Other productions available for touring
La Kabane (2022)
Booking contact
Maxine Devaud / oh la la - performing arts production, maxine@oh-la-la.ch
Credits
Concept & choreography Géraldine Chollet in collaboration with the dancers
Performance Eléonore Heiniger, Maïté Minh Tam Jeannolin, David Zagari, Bilal El Had
Creation assistant Patrick Mangold
Assistant creatures Trân Tran
Sound design Renée Van Trier
Composition & sound engineer Raphaël Raccuia
Lights & stage design Sven Kreter
Costumes Scilla Llardo
Technical direction Celine Ribeiro
Production management Maxine Devaud / oh la la - performing arts production
Production cie Rahu LaMo
Coproduction Théâtre Sévelin 36
Supported by City of Lausanne, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung SIS, Loterie Romande, Fondation Nestlé pour l'art, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux
Thanks Thanks to the many Palestinian dabke dancers who inspired me, and whose basic step we are using.
Website oh-la-la.ch/artistes/geraldine-chollet
Venue
Tanzhaus Zürich, Bühne 2
Wasserwerkstrasse 129, 8037 Zürich
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Tickets
19:30—20:30 Public
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L’œil nu
19:30—20:50 Public
Gessnerallee Zürich, Halle Ost
Jeremy Nedd & Impilo Mapantsula
How a falling star lit up the purple sky
21:00—22:30 Encounters
Festival Centre (Stall 6)
Swiss Dance Days 2024
Opening Ceremony
22:30—23:15 Public
Gessnerallee Zürich, Halle West
Élie Autin / Cie Les Bacchantes