SQUARE
2016
For 4 dancers and 4 musicians – 60’
Concept & choreography : Bruno Benne
Original music : Youri Bessières
Artistic collaboration : Lucinda Childs
Co-production:
Le CND Pantin – Ballet du Nord – Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin – CCN de Tours – CCN de Caen – Fondation Beaumarchais – SACD (Dance Writing Grant awarded to Bruno Benne) – DRAC Île-de-France.
Baroque choreography and contemporary music.
A shared creative process between dance and music
A new perspective on Baroque dance
A new way of listening to contemporary music
A subtle and exhilarating exploration of the relationship between dance, music, and space
Lucinda Childs – Guest Artist
At the invitation of Bruno Benne, and following their collaboration in 2013 on the operatic production Alessandro by Handel, Lucinda Childs took part in the creative process of the choreography.
7 performances
Caractères
2019 Solo
Concept and Performance : Bruno Benne
Music : Jean-Féry Rebel (1715) and Youri Bessières (2019 creation)
The piece exists in two versions:
Caractères_5 (50’) and Caractères_2 (20’)
Co-production: Compagnie Beaux-Champs – Ballet of the Opéra National du Rhin – CNDC Angers – micadanses Paris – EPCC La Barcarolle. With the support of the Centre National de la Danse, Pantin – Compagnie de danse baroque L’Eventail – La Briqueterie CDC Val-de-Marne. This project was funded by the DRAC Île-de-France as part of the 2019 Project Support program.
Caractères presents five solos inspired by Les Caractères de la Danse, originally created by five choreographers specializing in Baroque dance, here brought together in a collaborative work:
- Francine Lancelot – Re-creation of 1986 based on Laban notation of 2011 by Béatrice Aubert, re-staged by Estelle Corbière and Bruno Benne
- Marie-Geneviève Massé – Original creation
- Béatrice Massin – Original creation
- Hubert Hazebroucq – Original creation
- Bruno Benne – Original creation
This collaboration aims to showcase the diversity of creative possibilities that have emerged from the rediscovery of Baroque codification since the 1970s. The musical work, Les Caractères de la Danse by Rebel (1715), is arranged in five different orchestrations, including a new creation by Youri Bessières, serving as a shared framework and guiding thread for each solo.
12 performances
Des Pas Baroques
2021
2 dancers and 1 violinist
Concept : Bruno Benne
Let’s discover, decode, and dance Baroque steps together!
Des Pas Baroques opens a curious and historically informed dialogue to explore Baroque dance and music through demonstrations, explanations, and invitations to dance. Performed in a park, a covered playground, a gymnasium, or a studio…
32 performances
Louis XIV et ses arts
2016
Family Show
For 2 dancers and 2 musicians – 50’
Concept : Bruno Benne
Choreographies : Bruno Benne and Adeline Lerme, assisted by CĂ©line Angibaud
Musical Direction : Olivier Briand
Co-productions : JMFrance and Ballet du Rhin
Support : Le CND Pantin, CCN de Créteil, Conservatoire Debussy (Paris 17th)
Prologue and 4 Entrances
- Architecture
- Medicine
- Navigation
- Astronomy
Music by Lully, Charpentier, Campra, Marais…
Selected text excerpts from Molière.
Two dancers, a violinist, and a violist reveal the magic of the Baroque universe in this unique mini court ballet.
Playing with anachronism for a surprising entertainment, the piece blends seriousness and parody, always through a modern lens.
Baroque art is explored through dance, live music, iconography, and excerpts from Molière’s texts.
59 performances
Figures Non Obligées
2013-2014
For 2 dancers and 4 musicians
Concept : Bruno Benne
Choreographies : Bruno Benne and Adeline Lerme
Musical Direction : Olivier Briand with the Quatuor du Concert Étranger
Music : Air de la FĂĽrstemberg (unknown) and Telemann pieces for quartet
Production : Beaux-Champs
Co-production : Festival de Sablé
Support : CND Pantin, Compagnie Fêtes-Galantes Béatrice Massin, La Grange-Dimières de Fresnes
Reinventing Baroque Sources
Adeline Lerme and Bruno Benne, accompanied by the Quatuor du Concert Étranger under the direction of Olivier Briand.
With Figures Non Obligées, Beaux-Champs presents a 30- or 60-minute performance combining Baroque dance and music.
Freely inspired by the repertoire of dances transcribed in Feuillet notation, the piece reveals the music and makes the dance of the period audible in a modern, rhythmic, and dynamic universe.
11 performances
