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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Nina Laisné & Nestor ‘Pola’ Pastorive
Compagnie Zorongo Productions
February 15, 2024
Show : Como una baguala oscura
Residence : du 07 au 17 février 2024
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 …
Katerina Andreou
March 28, 2024
Show : Bless this Mess
For her first collective piece, Katerina Andreou – associate artist at the ccncn – works in reaction to the confusion felt when attempting to create a space in which to feel more solid. A frank and direct collective gesture where play and …
Clarissa Baumann
April 25, 2024
Show : mouth, spit, hand (provisional title)
Residence : du 15 au 26 avril 2024
In this solo performance, visual artist and choreographer Clarissa Baumann explores the anatomy of language, dissected into a myriad of gestures, sounds, images and sensations. Conceived as a choreographic project open to various exploratory forms (installation, workshops, writing), bouche, bave, main takes …
Ruth Childs
Scarlett’s Production
September 19, 2024
Show : Fun Times
Residence : du 09 au 20 septembre 2024
Choreographer Ruth Childs is working on her first group piece, a tragicomic dance in which movements, trajectories, sounds and voices are treated playfully and musically. After recreating the early works of her aunt Lucinda Childs (four were presented at the ccn …
Mathilde Monfreux
Compagnie Corps Parlants
October 10, 2024
Show : Mouvementements
Residence : du 30 septembre au 11 octobre 2024
Mathilde Monfreux and the Compagnie des Corps Parlants are working on an interactive conference inspired by contact improvisation, to question – in a humorous way – the boundaries between art, sport and dance. Developed in the early ’70s in the USA, contact …
[Postponed] Christine Armanger
Compagnie Louve
Show : De Diaboli
Residence : du 14 au 25 octobre 2024
With De Diaboli, choreographer and visual artist Christine Armanger explores the figure of the devil, from its historical depth to its contemporary stakes. Three performers (and a robot dog) indulge in an occult ritual that is in turns disturbing and grotesque. …
Collectif ÈS
Collectif ÈS
December 5, 2024
Show : About Lambada
Residence : du 25 novembre au 06 décembre 2024
The Ès collective is working on a physical study of the worldwide hit La Lambada with a piece for two trios. How do you bring bodies together in the utopian space of a concert hall? The huge success of La Lambada in 1989, when …