SOULÈVEMENT

A powerful, unifying energy permeates this work—an energy that brings people together across differences, individualities, and belief systems. It emerges in public spaces—on streets and in squares, in the heart of our cities—and unfolds through the shared experience of movement.

Based on historical moments of rebellion—from antiquity through the Enlightenment to the present day—the choreography explores the collective dynamics that arise out of sheer necessity, born out of oppression and longing.

The bodies on stage form a fluid structure: they converge, disperse, and find new constellations – like a swarm that is constantly reorganizing itself. Within this fluid structure, energy becomes visible and palpable: as resistance, as impulse, as a shared experience. This creates a space in which community, as a physical experience, becomes the center of attention.

Der Choreograf Angelin Preljocaj wurde 1957 in den Banlieus von Paris als Kind albanischer Eltern geboren. Zunächst nahm er ein Studium in klassischem Tanz auf, um sich anschließend dem Ausdruckstanz in der Klasse von Karin Waehner zu widmen. Es folgten Kurse in New York bei Merce Cunningham. Wieder in Frankreich, arbeitete Preljocai als Tänzer in der Compagnie Quentin Rouillier und später am Centre National de Danse Contemporaine d’Angers. Seine erste Choreografie entstand im Jahr 1982. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war Preljocaj als Tänzer bei Dominique Bagouet beschäftigt.

Choreographer Angelin Preljocaj was born in 1957 in the suburbs of Paris to Albanian parents. He initially studied classical dance before turning his attention to expressive dance in Karin Waehner’s class. This was followed by courses in New York with Merce Cunningham. Back in France, Preljocaj worked as a dancer with the Compagnie Quentin Rouillier and later at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine d’Angers. He created his first choreography in 1982. At that time, Preljocaj was employed as a dancer with Dominique Bagouet.

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Cast:

Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj

Music: Irène Drésel

Lighting: Éric Soyer