Nina Lais­né ima­gines a cho­reo­graph­ic and music­al piece to cel­eb­rate pian­ist and com­poser Hilda Her­rera and dan­cer Nestor ‘Pola’ Pas­torive, two unique and free fig­ures of Argen­tine folklore.

After mak­ing a last­ing impres­sion on Caen audi­ences in 2019 with Romances incier­tos, anoth­er Orlando, a piece con­ceived with François Chaignaud, Nina Lais­né returns to the ccncn to work on a new pro­ject in which she artic­u­lates music, dance, sceno­graphy and video. The artist orches­trates a meet­ing between the music of pian­ist and com­poser Hilda Her­rera, a major fig­ure in Argen­tine folk­lore, and her com­pat­ri­ot Nestor ‘Pola’ Pas­torive, a vir­tu­oso dan­cer who has opened up Argen­tine zapateos to oth­er influ­ences. Both have recon­ciled fidel­ity to the roots of their art with cre­at­ive auda­city. With Como una baguala oscura, Nina Lais­né pro­poses a new approach to Hilda Her­rera’s music, through move­ment. The dir­ect­or weaves con­nec­tions between the present time of the stage – the imme­di­ate stakes of Nestor ‘Pola’ Pas­torive’s lively, exal­ted per­form­ance – and the music, but also the memory and stor­ies of the pian­ist, appear­ing on a video screen. A viv­i­fy­ing, lively experience.