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we were horses | création 2011

Carolyn Carlson| Bartabas

 

Carolyn Carlson has always been fascinated by horses’ instinct for extreme liberty and their elegance, and has  watched Bartabas’s shows for years. Now these powerful creatives are coming together for the work We are what we leave behind us. Bartabas’s academy, a corps de ballet unlike any other in the world, provides him with the necessary tool to create a piece alongside the choreographer. Béthune, Regional Capital of Culture, is turning their wish to combine their imaginations and poetry of movement into reality. These early images are resulting from their exchange: wild men in the sand at the horses’ feet, the animals’ hypnotising power and women with extremely slow gestures. Guided by the passion of some extraordinary events, this four-handed creation promises to be enchanting.

artistic directors
Carolyn Carlson and Bartabas

performers
16 dancers from the Carolyn Carlson Company and 12 horse riders from the Académie du Spectacle Equestre de Versailles (Academy of Equestrian Arts)

production
National Choreographic Centre (CCN) Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais, Académie du Spectacle Equestre

with the support of
Béthune 2011, Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council, ArtoisComm. (Agglomération Community of Artois), Béthune Town Council, Le Colisée–Théâtre de Roubaix

in collaboration with
Bruay-La-Buissière Town Council

 


 

Bus transfer from Le Colisée| 10 euros |
Event organised as part of Béthune 2011, Regional Capital of Culture

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