no.thing
For this new piece we started with a questioning: can the authenticity of a gesture still provoke an emotion at the era of superficial physical performances and multiplication of ostentatious images? We wanted to portray a gesture as something unique: a moment when time stands still and our entire attention is held captive â sensorial ec-stasis through movement. No.thing proposes a physical dance, tender and powerful, inherent to the style of the company. We were looking for pure writings, this is why we chose a score of Hildur Gudnadottir (without sinking), and we worked on a very simple concept for stage set and lights. The dancers followed us throughout this quest, this desire for nothing â a place of attentiveness, sharing, echoes, where nothing may, in fact, be everything.
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credits
Idea and choreography : Katarzyna Gdaniec and Marco Cantalupo with the participation of the dancers
Dancers : Gérald Durand, Ai Koyama, David Gernez, Hyekyoung Kim, Philippe Lebhar, Marie Urvoy
Lights: Bert De Raeymaecker
Music: Hildur Gudnadottir
Duration: 60 minutes
biographies
Philippe Lebhar was born in France. He is gratuated from the \"National Superior Conservatory for Music and Dance\" of Lyon (FR). He works for several companies in France, Spain, Belgium and Sweden, with choreographers as Andy Degroat (FR), Lena Josefsson (SE), Philippe Jamet (FR) , J-C. Gallotta (FR) or Angelin Preljocaj (FR). He joins Compagnie Linga and takes part in the productions No.thing and Falling grace.
Hyekyoung Kim is born in South Korea. She is gratuated from the SungKyunKwan University in Seoul and worked with Arzid Modern Dance Company (KR) and Eun Me Ahn Company (KR). She joins Linga in 2009 and takes part in the productions no.thing and re-mapping the body.
Gérald Durand was born in France. He graduated at the school of the Paris Opera. He worked with Maurice Béjart and danced with several companies: the companies of Stadttheater Basle and Bern (CH), the Monte-Carlo Ballet (MC), the Gulbenkian (PT). He joined Linga in 2005 and takes part in the productions Go!, La kitchen, Speeed, Accidents et incidences (film for ARTE), Kissme goodnight, no.thing, Falling grace and the project Lampman.
Ai Koyama was born in Japan. She started Ballet at 5 years old with Tatuo Kasuya. She graduated from the Ochanomizu National University in Tokyo and from the School for New dance Development in Amsterdam. She worked for the Heddy Maalem Company (FR) and joigned Linga in 2007.
David Gernez was born in France. He studies in Hyères (FR) and follows a lot of workshops in Europe. He collaborated in several independant projects with, for example, Guillaume Bordier (FR), Stéphanie Batten Bland (USA). He worked with the Angelin Preljocaj Ballet (FR) and the Emmanuel Gat Company (FR) and joins Compagnie Linga. He takes part in the productions No.thing, Step1 and Re-mapping the body.
Marie was born in France. She studied at the National Superior Conservatory for Music and Dance of Lyon and trained for the young ballet. She worked for Cie Arcosm (FR), Samuel Mathieu (FR), Grupo Tapias (BR) and Als / Cécile Laloy (FR).She joins Compagnie Linga and takes part in the productions Kiss me good night, No.thing, Falling Grace, Step1 and Tabula.
touring
sponsors
Linga is supported by the city of Pully, the city of Lausanne, the Canton de Vaud and Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council.
With the support of Loterie Romande, Fondation de Famille Sandoz, Fondation Artephila, Fondation Ernst Göhner.
Linga is in residence in L'Octogone, Théâtre de Pully.