The Caen CCN has chosen to welcome 8 creative teams this year for creative projects spanning over the course of 12 to 14 weeks in the framework of the “accueil studio” residency program supported by the Ministry of Culture. Rehearsals open to the public free of charge are a major highlight of the residencies, since they allow artists to showcase their work in progress.
What’s on
Rehearsals open to the public
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Nadia Beugré
February 20, 2025
Show : Solo 2025 (work in progress)
Residence : 10>21 February 2025
Over ten years after the creation of her first piece, Quartiers Libres, Nadia Beugré is coming back to the solo form. The Ivorian choreographer now turns her attention to the land of her childhood, between collective memory and intimate recollections. …
Lazaro Benitez
La Frontera
March 26, 2025
Show : Occupation 2
Residence : 17>26 March 2025
Lazaro Benitez is working on a documentary choreography in which body, music and archive poetically recreate a moment in the history of corporate violence in Colombia. Dance becomes a weapon for memory and resistance. What type of gestures can be produced in a context …
Marcelo Evelin
Demolition Incorporada
April 17, 2025
Show : BANANADA
Residence : 01>17 April 2025
For his new piece, scheduled for 2026, Brazilian choreographer Marcelo Evelin is working on an object which is halfway between a performance and an installation, in which the audience will have its place. Following on from the work and reflections of his …
Jonas Chéreau
October 2, 2025
Show : Joie
Residence : 22 September > 03 October 2025
Jonas Chéreau is working on a choreographic and musical trio inspired by his research into joy and laughter. An act of collective resistance through dance, farce, the art of counterpoint, fantasy and lightness. What triggers laughter? What is the shape of …
Claire Croizé and Etienne Guilloteau
ECCE
December 18, 2025
Show : Béla
Residence : 08>19 December 2025
The ECCE duo is preparing a piece for 2026, in collaboration with the contemporary ensemble Ictus. Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion sets the pace for five dancers to explore the power of movement and music. Étienne Guilloteau and Claire …