Ever

Grégory Batardon
Grégory Batardon
Grégory Batardon
Grégory Batardon
Regis Golay / Federal Studio
Regis Golay / Federal Studio
Performance for 8 dancers | Creation 2021

Faced with the tumult of the world and the prospect of its possible collapse, Laurence Yadi and Nicolas Cantillon consider movement in a different way. They need confrontation, interaction, and questions. Accompanied in their research by a combat arts coach, they have appropriated the techniques of MMA.

In a razor-sharp world that leaves a lot of room to choreographic improvisation, they lead their six dancers in a common struggle. Bodies intermingle and come face to face, looks meet with defiance, the dancers turned fighters encourage each other at times, and often clash. Against a backdrop of quasi-permanent tension, they push their limits and put their bodies at the service of an endless struggle.

Coming from contemporary or urban dance backgrounds, their six performers have their own body practices. They share with the choreographers a common vital force that limitlessly expresses itself on stage.

Choreography, Concept
Laurence Yadi, Nicolas Cantillon

Cast
Nicolas Cantillon, Otis-Cameron Carr, Ana Isabel Castro, Ryan Djojokarso, Faissal El Assia, Alix Miguel, Benjamin Sanou, Laurence Yadi

Martial Art coach
Djamel Bride

Music
Emily

 

Light design
Ursula Degen

Costumes
Eléonore Cassaigneau

Production
Compagnie 7273

Coproduction
Association pour la Danse Contemporaine - Geneva (CH), Château Rouge, Scène conventionnée - Annemasse (FR) and Centre Chorégraphique National
de Rillieux-la-Pape / Direction Yuval PICK (FR)

Financial support
Ever is supported by Loterie Romande, Pro Helvetia – Swiss arts council and Ernst Göhner Foundation.

Compagnie 7273 benefits from a joint cross-border regional agreement with DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, République et canton de Genève, Ville de Genève, Ville d’Annemasse and Château Rouge, scène conventionnée - Annemasse.

Compagnie 7273 is  supported by Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.

Studios for rehearsal
ADC studio, Geneva