Static Shot + the Folia of the Ballet de Lorraine
CCB February 21st and 22nd on Friday at 8pm and Saturday at 7pm in the Grand Auditorium
Double program by the National Choreographic Center – Ballet de Lorraine (France), presents two commissions: Static Shot, by Maud Le Pladec, and Folia, by the Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira
Static Shot
- Concept and choreography by Maud Le Pladec
- Music by Pete Harden and Chloé Thévenin
- Advice on sound diffusion Vicente Le Meur
- Eric Soyer Light
- Creation and execution of costumes Christelle Kocher – KOCHÉ, assisted by Carles Urraca Serra – KOCHÉ
- Costume Assistant Laure Mahéo
- Choreography assistance Régis Badel
- Dramaturgy Assistant Balduíno Woehl
- With the participation of the Embroidery Section of the Lapie College (Lunéville)
- CCN Production – Ballet de Lorraine | Co-production CCNO d’Orléans
- The show premiered on November 24, 2021 at the Scène nationale d’Orléans.
«I imagine a particular scenic device, between the choreographic piece, the scenic installation and the cinematographic device. The dramaturgy of the play, conceived as a block of bodies, images and sounds, will have no beginning, middle or end. As if in a permanent climax, the group of dancers will sustain this peak together, with the energy always needing to be kept at its peak. How, then, can we predict the issues of shared tension, ecstasy and pleasure? What about relaxation, breathing or loss? What if pleasure becomes a source of tension? The dynamics of the piece – which ranges from mezzo forte to fortississimo – will ensure that it is always in a crescendo, inviting spectators to participate in endless ecstasy.” —Maud Le Pladec
The Folia
- Choreography by Marco da Silva Ferreira
- Music Luís Pestana inspired by the music of
- Arcangelo Corelli, Violin Sonata in D Minor La Folia, op. 5 n.12
- Teresa Antunes Light
- Costumes by Aleksandar Protic
- Choreography assistance from Catarina Miranda
- Essays by Valérie Ferrando
- CCN Production – Ballet de Lorraine | Co-production by Mafalda Bastos and P-ulso
«Folia reaffirms the need for us to be together to fight. In addition to the virtuosity specific to club dancing, Marco da Silva Ferreira conveys a double message from piece to piece, both political and artistic.»
Philippe Noisette, Les Inrockuptibles, March 11, 2024
With Folia, Marco da Silva Ferreira starts from a Portuguese phenomenon from the 15th century to explore the concepts of ecstasy, euphoria and collective rebellion, as drivers of cultural, political and artistic construction.
The folia, a musical pillar of the Renaissance, has its origins in popular gatherings, where shepherds and shepherdesses danced quickly and confusingly, carrying men dressed as women on their shoulders. Of rural origin, linked to fertility rituals, parties, music and dance, it quickly ended up also marking court festivities.
The term “Folia” was born, in Portuguese, from the association with the word bellows – an object used to stoke the fire. It also has a close connection with the word breath – which means “to breathe” – and rest – a day of rest or leisure. The partygoer – the happy person, freed from work, allows himself to fill his head and lungs with fresh air and behave crazy.
It is from this web of historical references, multiple meanings and metaphors that this phenomenon derived its relevance in the past. With a little provocation, one would say that this impulse would also find meaning in the present.
From this historical context, the choreographer then organizes a fictional encounter between the Portuguese festival of yesteryear and contemporary dances.
