Coproduction Le Gymnase CDCN as part of La Danse en Grande forme
Co-programmed with Le Phénix Scène nationale
Coproduction Le Gymnase CDCN as part of La Danse en Grande forme
Co-programmed with Le Phénix Scène nationale
The silence of the abyss. Beneath the surface of the oceans lie forgotten stories – those of thousands of people whose histories have been cast overboard. Flanked by ten performers from the African diaspora, Betty Tchomanga sets out on a determined journey to unearth these buried memories and give voice to those who have been silenced. The Sea is History.
At 7.00 pm: take part in an audience warm-up; further information available from Le Phénix
Choreography and direction: Betty Tchomanga – Based on an original idea by: Betty Tchomanga, Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc – Dramaturgy: Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc – Artistic collaboration and performance: Andrège Bidiamambu, Betty Tchomanga, Camilo Mejía Cortés, Julien Ferranti, Karine Dahouindji, Kene, Kenza Kabisso, Mulunesh Tebebu, Ndoho Ange, Siaska Chareyre, Zora Snake (rotating cast) – Set design: Eduardo Abdala, Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Betty Tchomanga – Lighting: Eduardo Abdala – Sound: Stéphane Monteiro – Video: Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc – Creative assistants: Emma Tricard, Dalila Khatir – Vocal coaching: Dalila Khatir, Viviane Marc – Stage manager: Emilie Godreuil – Production manager: Marion Cachan – Production coordinator: Florentine Busson – Administrator: Marion Le Guerroué
Production: GANG
Coproduction: La Danse en Grande forme (Cndc – Angers, CCN – Malandain Ballet Biarritz, CCN
de Caen en Normandie, Boom’Structur – CDCN de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, CCN de Grenoble, MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble – Scène nationale, Maison de la danse – Lyon, CCN – Ballet national de Marseille, CCN – Ballet de Lorraine, Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix Hauts-de-France, La Place de la Danse CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie, La Briqueterie – CDCN du Val-de-Marne) with the support of the ACCN and the A-CDCN, Théâtre de la Bastille – Paris, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Danse à tous les étages (itinerant CDCN in Brittany), Charleroi Danse – Wallonia-Brussels Choreographic Centre, CCAM (National Theatre of Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy), Le Quartz (National Theatre of Brest) via the Endowment Fund, TNB – Théâtre National de Bretagne, Rennes.
Financial support: Ministry of Culture / DGCA – Film scriptwriting grant, Ministry of Culture / DRAC Brittany – Subsidised company, Brittany Region, City of Brest, sponsorship from the Caisse des Dépôts, principal sponsor.
Residencies: MC2: Maison de la culture de Grenoble – National Theatre, L’Agora – International Centre for Dance – Montpellier Danse + CCN Occitanie with the support of the BNP Paribas Foundation, Charleroi Danse – Wallonia-Brussels Choreographic Centre, CCN Caen in Normandy, Danse à tous les étages – touring CDCN in Brittany, Le Quartz – National Theatre of Brest, The Triangle, a state-subsidised dance venue in Rennes; TNB – Théâtre National de Bretagne – Rennes; *The Glass Menagerie* as part of the StudioLab programme; CND – Centre National de la Danse.
