Prendre l’Air
Dance & Live Music
2024
Prendre l'air
Premiere: November 15, 2024
Dance Quintet / Harpsichord Duo
Concept & Choreography: Bruno Benne
Music: J.S. Bach and Youri Bessières
Duration: 60 minutes
Featuring a dance quintet with flowing parachute-like fabric trails, Bruno Benne shapes his vision of Baroque codification through a contemporary lens. Building on the musical and spatial structures of the Baroque arts, he explores continuous movements and minimalist choreographies in an intimate dialogue with the music.
The performance is accompanied by an original soundtrack for two harpsichords, combining transcriptions of J.S. Bach with newly composed pieces by Youri Bessières.
Prendre l’Air may be performed with live harpsichords or a recorded soundtrack.
press review
"With each new work, the Beaux-Champs Company demonstrates increasing maturity, surprising audiences with the richness of its choreographic intentions."
"From the subtle movements of fingers and wrists to the supple swings of the arms, a splendid tapestry of intertwined dance gestures unfolds, never repeating itself."
"Bridging the live harpsichord sounds and the dancers’ flawless technique, the choreographer crafts an enchanting work of extraordinary beauty, whose airy gestures bring a fresh vitality to Baroque dance."
Sophie Lesort
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