Octopus

  • Dansa

Extracts from the catalog: jealousy, shiva, alas tic, black box, skeletons, gothic arts, high heels, bolero... and other choreographic poems

Dance, music, eroticism and... a touch of circus. We will find all this and more in the choreographic poems in this new show by Philippe Decouflé, the dancer and choreographer who is about to premiere a new show for Cirque du Soleil. Octopus begins with a duet, after which dancers are gradually added to a total of eight in an arithmetic progression, a counting game that sets the cold world of numbers against the carnal intensity of beauty. For beauty is the guiding thread in this performance, which tells love stories with unhappy endings and explores contrasts, pitting physical beauty against such ugly feelings as jealousy. All accompanied by live music by the ethnic-experimental rock band Nosfell.

Artistic card

Posada en escena i coreografia: Philippe Decouflé; Música original: Labyala Nosfell, Pierre Le Bourgeois; Interpretació musical: Labyala Nosfell, Pierre Le Bourgeois; Ballarí: Flavien Bernezet, Alexandre Castres, Meritxell Checa Esteban, Ashley Chen, Clémence Galliard, Sean Patrick, Mombruno, Alexandra Naudet, Alice Roland; Disseny d'il·luminació: Patrice Besombes, Begoña García Navas; Regidoria: Patrice Besombes, Begoña García Navas; Disseny de vídeo: Philippe Decouflé, Laurent Radanovic, Olivier Simola, Christophe Waksmann; Disseny de vestuari: Jean Malo; Perruqueria i estilisme: Charlie Le Mindu; Disseny d'escenografia: Pierre-Jean Verbraeken; Construcció de l'escenografia: Léon Bony, Pascal Redon; Regidoria: Léon Bony, Pascal Redon; So: Jean-Pierre Spirli; Il·luminació: Denis Gobin; Artista convidat: Christophe Salengro; Textos: Christophe Salengro, Gherasim Luca; Direcció executiva: Frank Piquard; Direcció tècnica: Lahlou Benamirouche; Producció: Valérie Kula, Juliette Médevielle; Mànager de la gira: Esther Welger-Barboza; Agraïments: Richard Laillier, Thibault Pradet, Topolino, Warner Chapell Music France, Yohji Yamamoto, L'equip del Théâtre National de Bretagne; Producció: Compagne DCA, Philippe Decouflé; Assajos: Cheryl Therrien;

Author

Philippe Decouflé

Dates

  • Start date
    30/06/2011
  • End date
    03/07/2011
  • Schedule
    Thursday and Friday, 8pm. Saturday, 9.30pm. Sunday, 6pm.
  • Space

    Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC)
    http://www.tnc.cat

    Plaça les Arts, 08013 Barcelona, Barcelona, Espanya

  • Duration
    90 min
  • Price
    e16,50-33