France
Compagnie XY
Compagnie XY describe their acrobatics as a space of transformations activated by swells, conflict, and temporal loops. Their characters appear as a suspension in a time continuum that stretches and contracts in tune with the rhythm of the bodies changing shape right before the spectator’s eyes. Rachid Ouramdane’s skill with large ensembles pushes Compagnie XY’s dancers to combine their acrobatic performance with unexpected and emotional choreographic motifs.
SynopsisAnchored in the fertile territory of acrobatics, Compagnie XY presents Möbius, a collaboration with Rachid Ouramdane. Möbius was born from a desire to escape gravity, a longing to take flight and soar upwards, out of the individual and into the bigger picture, the larger whole. It questions the relationship to oneself, to others, to the group, and the ability to live together in an extremely poetic vision. Nineteen acrobats, each of them unique, form human columns that constantly rise, become distorted, or overturn each other, coming together and breaking up in fractions of a second. As the protagonists seek solutions to ‘extreme’ situations, a collective intelligence emerges. Yet, in this highly charged microcosm of humanity the relationship between the individual and the group is continuously renegotiated, reminding us how we must all negotiate our place amongst others on a daily basis.
Choreographic CooperationRachid Ouramdane has been creating art projects since 1995. He was an Associate Artist at the Theâtre de la Ville in Paris from 2010 to 2015 and at the Bonlieu Theater in Annecy (France) from 2005 to 2015. He is regularly invited to work on many collaborations: with the Lyon Opera Ballet (Superstars, 2006 and All around, 2014); for the dancers of the Russian company Migrazia during a residence in Siberia for the Intradance project (Russia) (Borscheviks... a true story..., 2010); for the 20th birthday of Candoco Dance Company (UK) with disabled dancers (Looking back, 2011), with the Ballet de Lorraine (Murmuration, 2017); with the Cie XY (Möbius, 2019). Since Rachid Ouramdane founded L’A dance company, his work has been based on a meticulous collection of evidence, in collaboration with filmmakers or authors.
Creation ｜ Cie XY
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Abdeliazide Senhadji, Airelle Caen, Alejo Bianchi, Arnau Povedano, Andres Somoza, Antoine Thirion, Belar San Vincente, Florian Sontowski, Gwendal Beylier, Hamza Benlabied, Löric Fouchereau, Maélie Palomo, Mikis Matsakis, Oded Avinathan, Paula Wittib, Peter Freeman, Seppe Van Looveren, Tuk Frederiksen, Yamil Falvella
Artistic collaboration ｜ Rachid Ouramdane, Jonathan Fitoussi, Clemens Hourrière
Lighting designer ｜ Nadia Léon
Costume designer ｜ Nadia Léon
Acrobatic collaboration ｜ Nordine Allal
Production and administration ｜ Peggy Donck and Antoine Billaud
Sound technician and stage manager ｜ Claire Thiebault-Besombes
Thanks to Mayalen Otodon, Agalie Vandamme, Catherine Germain, Roser Lopez-Espinosa
For nearly 15 years, Compagnie XY has been questioning acrobatic language through the practice of lifts. While relying on the fundamentals of this circus technique the artists of the collective play with the codes, rhythms and forms of acrobatics to put them back at the center of the artistic gesture. In this context, the collective has chosen to turn to the public through the collective creation of large forms for the theater, public space or any place that allows frontal or circular representation. The collective now has nearly 40 acrobats, 19 of whom today carry the creation of Möbius , which remains the heart of the company's approach. Since 2017, Cie XY has been associated for all of its projects with the Phénix de Valenciennes as part of the European Center for Creation as well as with the Cirque-théâtre d'Elbeuf - National Center for Circus Arts in Normandy. It has also been supported since 2016 by the Bnp-Paribas foundation.
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