The creative project of the Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie couldn’t be as broad and diverse as it is without the support and diversity of our partners with whom we work in constant collaboration to program pieces together or support projects that mean a lot to us. We thank them for their commitment towards dance and their understanding of the fact that a partnership has to evolve with each piece and each artist. The diversity of our partnerships in the artistic and cultural field and the variety of social issues we engage with allow us to deploy our activities in a variety of ways – through senses, political action, knowledge, …
What’s on
Shows — Installations
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Témoin (Witness)
Shows - installations
from January 21, 2026 to January 22, 2026
Conception : Saido Lehlouh – Collectif FAIR‑E / CCN de Rennes et de Bretagne
A choreographer trained in hip-hop dance, Saïdo Lehlouh works on synergies between individuals and the group, in an effervescent piece for 20 dancers. Enhancing the presence, stories, and individual styles within the group, acting as a benevolent witness to those who …
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Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood)
Shows - installations
le March 13, 2026
Conception : Sylvain Huc
With this piece meant for everyone including younger spectators, Sylvain Huc goes back to the roots of the tale Little Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, in French), whose ambiguities he embraces in a playful and cathartic physical encounter. The …
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Shiraz
Shows - installations
from April 8, 2026 to April 9, 2026
Conception : Armin Hokmi
By bringing to life the memory of a unique event in the performing arts of the 1970s, Shiraz creates a joyful and contemporary gesture, a hypnotic blend and interweaving of movements. Before becoming the name of a piece by Iranian-born choreographer Armin Hokmi, Shiraz …
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Stranger in a Familiar Landscape
Shows - installations
le May 20, 2026
Conception : Deborah Lennie
Through dance, music, and imagery, Stranger in a Familiar Landscape draws an intimate map of exile, questioning the relationship between the body and space and its memory. Which sounds do you wake up to every morning? Is there a desert in the …
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Chaos Ballad
Shows - installations
le May 20, 2026
Conception : Samir Kennedy
From chaos and solitude, Anglo-Algerian performer Samir Kennedy draws powerful and unique images, in a piece which oscillates between a concert, a cabaret performance and a nightmare. In the chaos of a space littered with various objects and trash, stands a sad and pathetic clown, mired …
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La Nuée
Shows - installations
from June 3, 2026 to June 4, 2026
Conception : Nacera Belaza
Like a gathering ritual, La Nuée throws ten performers in a maelstrom of circular movements. In the blurred zone formed by a halo of light and the surrounding darkness, the spinning bodies of the performers emerge and go back under, forming a circle that …
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Launch – the CCN’s new project
Shows - installations
from July 3, 2026 to July 4, 2026
Conception : with François Chaignaud and associate artists: Maryfé Singy (dancer) & Jérôme Marin / Monsieur K (cabaret performer)
As the newly appointed director of the centre chorégraphique, François Chaignaud wants to invite the public so he can introduce himself on July 03 & 04 through three events. The first one will be held Friday night, when he presents his …