Together with three soloists of the renowned Ensemble Contrechamps from Geneva and dancer Maya Masse, Swiss choreographer Maud Blandel tackles a new instrumentalisation and corporeal interpretation of Mozart’s Divertimento K136. The delightfully unrestrained, polyphonic interplay of piano, tuba, electric guitar and dancer as well as the variations in rhythm and tempo underline the modern expressivity of the almost 250-year-old piece, making it not only contemporary but independent of time altogether.
Concept & choreography: Maud Blandel
Choreography & interpretation: Maya Masse
Music: W.A. Mozart, A. Françoise, S. Aeschima
With: Maya Masse, Simon Aeschimann, Serge Bonvalot, Antoine Françoise
In collaboration with: Ensemble Contrechamps de Genève
Light creation: Daniel Demont
Assistantship and light management: Edouard Hügli
Technical direction: Silouane Kohler
Musical analysis: Alain Franco
Outside eye: Romane Peytavin
Production: I L K A
Production and international diffusion: Parallèle - International emerging artistic practices, Marseille
Coproductions: Arsenic - centre d'art scénique contemporain Lausanne; ADC - Association pour la Danse Contemporaine, Genève; Contrechamps, Ensemble de musique contemporaine de Genève
Residencies: La place de la danse — Centre chorégraphique national Toulouse - Occitanie ; Arsenic - centre d'art scénique contemporain Lausanne Maison des arts du Grütli - Studio de danse de l'ADC ; Centro Cultural do Cartaxo, organisé dans le cadre de Materiais Diverses dans le cadre de MTT ; Kanuti Guild Hall dans le cadre de MTT ; Centre National de la Danse, dans le cadre de la formation edition spéciale #3 ; CN D
The piece was developed within the framework of the European project «More Than This».
Support: Ville de Lausanne; Pro Helvetia – Fondation suisse pour la culture; Loterie Romande; Fondation Nestlé pour l'art; Corodis
With the support of the Cultural Fund of the Swiss Society of Authors (SSA).
I L K A has a trust agreement with the City of Lausanne — 2021-2024