Water born

Carolyn Carlson

 

A unique choreographic event, Water Born by Carolyn Carlson premiered in June 2007 in a symbolic living heritage site: the open-air Art Deco swimming pool in Bruay-La-Buissière, south-west of Roubaix. The last pool of its kind in France to be open to the public captivated Carolyn Carlson, who loves creating surprising meetings between dance, locations and audiences.

This swimming pool provided a very special setting for Carolyn Carlson. Water has inspired her artistic imagination since her first stay in Venice from 1980 to 1984. As soon as she arrived here, she choreographed an inaugural event in another Art Deco swimming pool, the one that is now Roubaix's Musée d'Art et d'Industrie ("La Piscine"), while her latest major work, which premiered at Lille Opera, is entitled eau.

In Water Born, Carolyn Carlson makes reference to the myths and symbols of water. Water is a spiritual element and through its waves and tides symbolises the ebb and flow of existence. A precious source of life, its conservation is also a key concern of the choreographer's, who condemns its pollution through damaging, toxic products. So Ophelia, the eternal floating figure, who is simultaneously virgin, young girl and angel, is destined to pay for the sins of others.

Bringing together 15 of the company's dancers, pupils from the Conservatoire and 25 local amateur actors, Water Born brought a touch of magic to this Bruay-La-Buissière living space.

event created by
Carolyn Carlson

assistant
Valentina Romito

composition and music live
Paki Zennaro

performing

dancers
Benoit Armange, Miguel Barcelona, Jacky Berger, Benjamin Gouin, Chinatsu Kosakatani, Lennard Louisy, Juha Marsalo, Céline Maufroid, Isida Micani, Abda N'Diaye, Sara Orselli, Guilhem Rouillon, Cristina Santucci, Clémentine Vanlerberghe, Alessandra Vigna,
avec la participation exceptionnelle de Carolyn Carlson.

conservatoire municipal de Bruay-La-Buissière
Célestin Boutin, Anaïs Bruneau, Lucile Bruneau, Marine Coquelle, Hélène Dubois, Lucie Dubois, Sabine Forquet, Elise Gautrain, Sabine Gautrain, Elise Hollander, Céline Lefèvre, Aurélie Legay, Cassandra Testu, Sophie Vorlicek, Marion Wierzbicki, Elise Wierzbicki.

figuration
Samuel Bajeux, Josiane Bednarek, Yamina Bencharifa, Hervé Beudaert, Maud Bienfait, Danièle Boulanger, Maryline Cambier, Elodie Courtecuisse, René Cressant, Benoit Dehelle, Claudine Dupuis, Nicolas Fabas, Blandine Flament, Sylvie Froment, Nadine Grycka, Gailor Hanquez, Marie Kiczynski, Laetitia Legay, Corinne Lienard, Thérèse Lokietek, Laurent Penning, Marie-Françoise Strobbe, Karine Valembois, Maryline Veche.

work with the Conservatoire municipal de Bruay-La-Buissière
Compagnie Artopie
Cristina Santucci, Loïc Salliot

costumes
Chystel Zingiro, Manue Piat

lights
Freddy Bonneau

production
Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais, Ville de Bruay-La-Buissière,
Artois Comm., Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois.

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Creation
8 - 9 june 2007

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