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Rehearsals open to the public

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.

  • 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. …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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