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Practical Workshops
Schools, associations and dance schools: welcome artists within your facilities to introduce your students and members to dance workshops.
Free – workshop in your facilities subject to registration with Julie Parisse– 04 92 99 33 78 – parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Antoine Arbeit
Workshop with Antoine Arbeit, performer in Thomas Lebrun’s creation Sous les Fleurs, on 17, 18 and 19 October 2023.
Antoine Arbeit was born in Dijon in 1992. He studied contemporary dance at the regional conservatoires in Dijon and Lille, before entering the Conservatoire national de Paris, from which he graduated in 2015.
He began working in 2017 with Raphaël Cottin (C’est une légende, Chemins provisoires) and Valeria Giuga (She Was Dancing, La Machine, Coaching), then went on to join the teams of Gilles Vérièpe (Les éternels, KUBE), David Rolland (Happy Manif) and Louis Barreau (Le sacre du printemps).
After following choreographic research programmes at Royaumont, he created the Ex Novo company in 2018. He won the Ateliers Médicis Créations en Cours scheme for his first project, The river, and is continuing his creative work with Système in 2020. As part of his activities, he runs a number of educational workshops for school and family audiences.
He joined Thomas Lebrun as a performer in Les Fêtes d’Hébé, by Jean-Philippe Rameau, choreographed and directed at the request of the Académie de l’Opéra de Paris in 2017. Mille et une danses (for 2021) is the first creation of the repertoire within the CCNT, of which he will be a member.
Duration: 2 hours
Free
Registration with Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 – parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
TOURING shows
Proposals specially adapted to invest in schools and encourage encounters between students and artists.
Free shows, reserved for schools in Cannes.
WO-MAN
Choreography: Amala Dianor
Performer: Nangaline Gomis
This piece is the story of an encounter between choreographer Amala Dianor and dancer Nangaline Gomis. Wo-Man is a female version inspired by his solo Man Rec, the founding piece of his repertoire conceived as a dialogue between his multiple origins – from urban dances to contemporary dance – where he stops questioning the identity of the individual and his relation to others.
Free show, reserved for schools in Cannes.
From 11 years old.
Compulsory registration: Julie Parisse 04 92 99 33 78 parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
ET SI TU DANSES
Choreography: Marion Levy
Text and dramaturgy: Mariette Navarro
Performer: Stanislas Siwiorek
Poucet has become an adult. He is a stone picker. When he arrives at the place of the performance, he realizes that this is where his whole story began. He needs children to find the way to his memories, his fears and his joys.
Free show, reserved for primary schools
From 6 years old.
Compulsory registration: Jessica Piris – 04 89 82 20 46 jessica.piris@ville-cannes.fr
MEETINGS
Meetings, discussions and reflections are proposed throughout the Festival with choreographers, dancers, company directors, researchers and teachers.
DANCE AND CINEMA MASTER CLASS
Wednesday 29 November – 2pm – Cineum (Cannes La Bocca)
You are a teacher or student and would like to take part in the selection of films for MOV’IN Cannes.
All you have to do is join the screening panels to discover the artistic issues involved in making a dance film, with a special appearance by choreographer and director Tanin Torabi.
Free admission, subject to availability.
Information and booking: Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 – parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Tanin Torabi is a dance artist and filmmaker based in Iran. Her work spans choreography, live performance and film, and she is interested in exploring the connection between the three. Coming from a Sociology background, Tanin graduated with an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland. With more than 10 years of experience in dance filmmaking, she is known for her single-take short films in urban spaces of Tehran. Her films have received numerous awards such as “Jury Prize”, “Creative Vision Award”, “Best Artist Film”, “Best Inspirational Film”, to name a few. Premiering in more than 100 cities worldwide, her films have also been studied in many academies internationally. In 2019, she was introduced by Dance Magazine as one of the “9 Screendance Artists You Should Know”. Tanin’s latest film works are: Until, In Plain Sight, The Dérive and Invisible Point. Alongside her filmmaking she has created a number of solo dance performances performed in Iran and Europe, and directed movements of alternative theaters in Tehran. Since 2020, she has been performing in pieces by the renowned NYC based choreographer Yoshiko Chuma online. She is the recipient of a 6-months residency in Cité Des Arts in Paris (2023-2024) supported by Institut français to expand her research and artistic exploration to live performances that incorporate moving images. This interdisciplinary approach allows her to delve deeper into her practice, merging elements of dance and film to create unique and thought-provoking performances
ROUND TABLE ON THE PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG DANCERS
Sun. 26 November – 10am – Palais des Festivals
What measures have been put in place to help young dancers enter the professional world? Are they in line with the needs of the profession? How are these issues tackled abroad? This round table, organised in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the Centre National de la Danse, will invite those responsible for higher education courses to discuss their practices. Experiments developed in the region, such as the Coline professional training course and the Groupe Grenade, will also be presented.
DANCE WORKSHOP N°11 - Encountering a work of dance
What does it mean to be a spectator of a dance work? How can we support them in their relationship with a piece of choreography? Is it a question of educating the viewer’s eye? What tools should be made available? This workshop invites Festival audiences to a number of events based around the question of dance mediation practices:
Sunday 26 November
From 4pm to 5pm, then from 7.15pm to 8.15pm – Palais des Festivals – Cannes
A workshop bringing together spectators and dance students from the Université Côte d’Azur and the Pôle National Supérieur de Danse Rosella Hightower will focus on Birget, ways to deal, ways to heal by Elle Sofe Sara. The piece will be preceded by a time to sensitively awaken the eye, which will continue after the performance by sharing the perceptive experience each person has gone through.
This workshop is limited to 20 people. Please register with parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Saturday 9th December
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm – Palais des Festivals – Cannes
An afternoon of reflection based on the sharing of experiences invites artists, researchers, performing arts professionals and audiences to question the practices of disseminating knowledge about dance works.
With the participation of Éva Felix (Cie Ginett’, Nice), Philippe Guisgand (Université de Lille), Jessica Piris (Théâtre de la Licorne, Cannes), Lise Saladain (CDCN La Manufacture, Bordeaux) and Olivier Chervin (Numeridanse, Lyon).
Free entry subject to availability
Sunday 10th December
3.00 pm to 4.30 pm – Théâtre Palais Stéphanie – Cannes
Following the creation of Sous les fleurs by Thomas Lebrun, a stage edge will be offered using mediation devices developed by students from the Savoirs du corps dansant master’s programme at the Université Côte d’Azur as part of a seminar looking at issues of non-binarity from a gender studies perspective.
Co-ordination: Sarah Andrieu, Amélie Clisson and Axelle Locatelli
Scientific Committee: Sarah Andrieu, Federica Fratagnoli, Alice Godfroy, Axelle Locatelli, Marina Nordera and Joëlle Vellet
Organised by: Université Côte d’Azur, CTELA, EUR CREATES – Arts et Humanités
In partnership with the Festival de Danse Cannes – Côte d’Azur France and the PNSD Rosella Hightower Cannes – Mougins
With the support of the Dance Researchers Association
Transmission of a choreographic creation process" seminar
Thurs. 7 December and Fri. 8 December - Théâtre de la Licorne (Cannes La Bocca)
The seminar offers a time to meet and practice with renowned choreographers, at least one of whose works is programmed in the Festival. The question of how to pass on the creative process will be at the heart of this training session, addressed by two choreographers from very different artistic backgrounds. Two points of view, two ways of approaching creation, two pedagogies will respond to each other from one day to the next, so that each participant can draw on the tools of transmission to be reinvested with his or her students.
Day 1 - Training with Lara Barsacq
Thursday 7 December 2023 from 9am to 12pm and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at the Théâtre de la Licorne.
Lara Barsacq was 17 when she left the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in 1991. Her first professional engagement took her to Israel, with the Batsheva Company. Ohad Naharin asked her to choreograph a piece for the Batsheva Company. On the strength of this experience, she decided to take up choreography herself. She went on to create choreographic works for the Batsheva ensemble, the CNSMD in Paris, independent companies in Israel and Amsterdam (Danswerkplaats), and also on her own account.
In 2002, she decided to take some time out to focus on her career as a performer, curious to explore the world of other choreographers and creators. After 15 years of encounters, she returned to choreography, bringing with her a wealth of experience that now encompasses her talents as a dancer, choreographer and performer. Lara also works regularly as an outsider on other projects, notably for Talk Show and Garcimore est mort by Gaël Santisteva, with whom she is developing her choreographic work. In 2016, she began to imagine new projects for shows that would take their source in the past, while resurrecting forgotten female figures from the history of dance.
Day 2 - Training with Wendy Cornu and Julie Alamelle
Friday 8 December 2023 from 9am to 12pm and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at the Théâtre de la Licorne
Trained at the CNDC in Angers (2000-01) and the CDC in Toulouse (2002), Wendy Cornu has experimented with various techniques for the body in movement (Feldenkrais, Alexander, Buto, Body-Mind Centering, etc.) and has worked with many choreographers (Dominique Dupuy, Thierry Bae, Serge Ricci, Carlotta Ikeda, Louise Burns, Marco Berrettini, etc.). A performer notably for Emanuel Gat, Georges Appaix, Pierre Cottreau and Geisha Fontaine, she quickly developed her own research work and created the Compagnie Mouvimento, which she has directed alongside Julie Alamelle since 2009. “In each of my creations, I question the notion of composition and compositional support. […] From 2017 onwards, I reexamined the fundamental underpinnings of my practice to devote myself to choreographic research that is totally driven by music. The music then becomes the primary medium, initiating the movement of the bodies and my choreographic writing. The dance is constructed as an instant composition. In his founding principle, the improvising dancer does not give priority to form, but to what underlies it: energy, perception, sensation”.
Open to teachers, educational advisors, project managers, companies and cultural professionals Places are limited Please register at parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Master classes
Discover the unique work of the companies on the programme through the body.
The choreographer or one of the dancers will take you deeper into his or her technique and choreographic work.
15€ for a master class – open to intermediate or advanced dancers, please register with Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 – parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Annabelle Bonnéry
Thursday, November 23rd – 18h00
Palais des Festivals (Cannes)
ANNABELLE BONNERY, artistic director of the Norwegian National company of contemporary dance
make community
Exploration movements and objects
We will begin the masterclass with a gradual start. I will propose a series of exercises leading us towards physical availability in relation to space, rhythm and others.
We will explore different situations involving movement in relation to and with the objects present in the space. We will experiment with ways of doing together, of being together, of composing together in improvisation
Accessible to intermediate or advanced levels
Duration 2 hours / Registration cost: €15
Registration required: Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Kossivi Sénagbé Afiadegnigban
Saturday, December 2nd – 11:00
Palais des Festivals (Cannes)
KOSSIVI SÉNAGBÉ AFIADEGNIGBAN Choreographer invited by the Studiotrade Platform.
Topic addressed: Anchoring
Being grounded is important for a dancer. Anchored in his body for better posture, more stability, balance and coordination. But, also anchoring oneself to the earth or the sky facilitates the movement. Anchoring oneself in the gaze, in contact with one’s partner or in the intention, develops the quality of movement. Being grounded in yourself also allows you to have more self-confidence, inner strength and security.
The work will focus on “inking” in traditional African and Togolese dances in particular where the body is used in a polyrhythmic way. Inking is one of the elements that gives power to the movements in traditional dances allowing the dancers to draw energy from heaven and earth to nourish their movements.
Through the awakening and stimulation of the spine, a source of energy and connections, we will go through specific movements that draw their foundation from the initiatory dance “Edan” (Snake) from Togo; to go and rub shoulders with this notion of “inking” as a way of holding the dance, our dance.
Accessible to intermediate or advanced levels
Duration 2 hours / Registration cost: €15
Registration required: Julie Parisse– 04 92 99 33 78 parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Etay Axelroad
Monday, December 4th – 18:00
Palais des Festivals (Cannes)
Performer of the Bastsheva Dance Company
The masterclass will be divided into two parts. The first part will focus on the search for movement where you will experiment with the different elements of dance. You will use methods and languages from ballet and the contemporary world, as well as styles from urban culture. By combining these elements, new ideas, directions and physical findings from past and present research will be introduced.
In the second part of the master class, Etay will teach you the material of his latest piece, LED, which he will also present as part of the festival. You will not use mirrors. You will work on your body awareness and how you use it in relation to gravity, different parts of your body, other people and space. The emphasis is on the how. Analysis and engagement of the body through the body.
Accessible to intermediate or advanced levels
Duration 2 hours / Registration cost: €15
Registration required: Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Asia Zonta
Thursday, December 7th – 18:00
Palais des Festivals (Cannes)
I’m Asia Zonta, and I’ve been dancing since the age of 4. My journey in the world of dance has been a lifelong passion. I was born and raised in Italy until the age of 14, and then I moved to Spain, where I further deepened my love for dance and discovered the art of improvisation, particularly freestyle. During my years in Barcelona and Madrid, I had the serendipitous opportunity to encounter Waacking, a dance form that I embraced and developed organically within my own body. In this dance, I discovered numerous connections, both in terms of movement and cultural resonance.
In Spain, the welcoming Waacking community played a crucial role in helping me integrate and learn more about this captivating style. In recent years, my dance journey has taken me to France, where I have had the privilege of working with dance companies. This experience has opened up an entirely new world of artistic expression, lifestyle, and personal growth for me.
Accessible to intermediate or advanced levels
Duration 2 hours / Registration cost: €15
Registration required: Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
Gaga Classe
Sunday, December 10th – 11:00
Palais des Festivals (Cannes)
Alongside his work as a choreographer and former artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, Ohad Naharin has developed a language of movement: GAGA dance. The aim of these Gaga classes is
to experience new physical sensations, improve flexibility and endurance and exceed your limits by combining effort and pleasure.
Accessible à tous niveaux, à partir de 16 ans
Durée 1h / Tarif unique : 15 € / Places limitées
Registration required – Accessible to all levels, from age 16 and up
Duration: 1h – Registration cost : 15€ + infos and registration : Julie Parisse – 04 92 99 33 78 parisse@palaisdesfestivals.com
