Xavier Le Roy "Le Sacre du Printemps"
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Sat 23.02.2008 | 22.00 h
Sun 24.02.2008 | 13.00 Uhr + 16.00 h
Ballhof eins
45 min
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After watching a rehearsal for "Le Sacre du Printemps" with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (captured on the DVD "Rhythm is it"), Xavier Le Roy decided to work with Stravinsky’s classic piece himself. Le Roy applied an elaborate process to study the conductor’s interpretation of the music. The resulting material provides the structure for his choreography. Here cause, effect and functions shift: the gestures and movements seem to be brought on by the music itself, raising the question: when is one performing and when is one performed by the music?
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Xavier Le Roy studied molecular biology in Montpellier, and has worked as a dancer and choreographer since 1991. He was artist in residence at Podewil (Berlin) from 1997 - 2003 and is currently Associated Artist at the Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier (F). "Le Sacre du Printemps" was created in 2007.
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Futher information: www.insituproductions.net
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Concept + performance | Xavier Le Roy. Music | Igor Strawinsky. Sound direction | Peter Böhm. Recording | Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by | Sir Simon Rattle. Artistic cooperation | Berno Odo Polzer, Bojana Cvejic
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Production | Le Kwatt und in situ productions. Co-production | Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, Les Subsistances/Residence (Lyon), Tanz im August - Internationales Tanzfest 2007 (Berlin), PACT Zollverein - Choreographisches Zentrum NRW (Essen). Supported by | the National Performance Net with resources from Tanzplan Deutschland provided by the German Federal Cultural Foundation