Association Achles, David Wampach

TOUR puts the question of vocal work and breathing at the heart of the play. A small platform is the setting for this solo, completely based on the sounds and gestures made by the dancer. Wheezing, laughter and other organic sounds are exuded at the heart of an open stage. David Wampach is choreographer to his own voice, handling his breath with care and allowing his body to play with the sounds induced by his imagination. 

An uneasy sound portrait unfolds in TOUR. One of a primal being, overtaken by the incessant and uncontrollable rhythm of the respiratory flow. A Dyonisian being, boiling in an archaic flow, no longer able to communicate through speech. A being that is either on this side of or beyond anything cerebral. Maxime de Bruyn

Sabine Seifert, production and distribution
Production: Association Achles
Co-production: Le Cratère, Scène nationale d’Alès • Théâtre de Vanves, Festival ArtDanThé 2013, Programme « Etape Danse », Bureau du Théâtre et de la danse in Berlin • CDC Uzès Danse • fabrik Potsdam • Centre chorégraphique national La Rochelle
Supported by: Arcadi, in the frame of Hors Saison, le rendez-vous danse d'Arcadi in co-realisation with the Théâtre de Vanves • Montpellier Danse, the Fondation BNP Paribas and the Région Languedoc-Roussillon for the residency at the Agora, Cité internationale de la danse in 2013 • Montévidéo – Center of Contemporary Creation Marseille • Ménagerie de Verre in the frame of Studiolabs • Centre National de la Danse, Pantin

Choreography and interpretation: David Wampach
Sound: Mikko Hynninen
Assistant choreography: Christian Ubl
Costume and set: Rachel Garcia
Lights: Benjamin Boiffier 
Stage management: Gaëtan Lebret
Sound management: Pierre Mourles
Vocal work: Dalila Khatir
Artistic advisor: Maxime de Bruyn
Outside advice: Mark Tompkins, Marie Orts

Gustavia - Mathilde Monnier & La Ribot
Gustavia is a show that brings together two choreographic artists who have very different backgrounds, but are prompted by similar concerns regarding the future of art, and especially performance art.  

The show draws on the world of classical burlesque. Burlesque applies techniques of role-reversal and punch-and-dodge; it is an art of transforming incompetence into competence. It distinguishes burlesque heroes from rebel heroes. It emerges from excess speech as well as from absence of speech. Body-burlesque, however, is rooted in squandered energy, repetition and accident. What is conspicuous in burlesque is hidden in dance, since dance has nothing, or almost nothing, comical about it.

Gustavia is a woman’s name, but really just a stage name. Gustavia tries to talk about important subjects that are over her head; timeless classical subjects such as womanhood, death, theater, performance, self-representation, the artist. Through an indirect use of burlesque tools, Gustavia tries to freely describe her profession; sidetracks, worries, catastrophes and joys involving the relationship between contemporary art and life.

Anne Fontanesi, Production and Distribution Director 
Anne Bautz,Production and Distribution Officer
Co-producers: Festival Montpellier Danse 2008 • Centre Pompidou, Les spectacles vivants / Festival d'Automne / Théâtre de la Ville – Paris • Centre de Développement Chorégraphique, Toulouse / Midi-Pyrénées • Culturgest Lisbonne • La Comédie de Genève. Mercat de les flors, Barcelone • La Ribot Genève, Centre chorégraphique national de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon
For this project La Ribot is supported by pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council; Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva - Département de la culture.

By and with: Mathilde Monnier & La Ribot
Light design: Eric Wurtz
Sound realization: Olivier Renouf
Stage design realization: Annie Tolleter
Costume design: Dominique Fabrègue assisted by: Laurence Alquier
Technical Director: Thierry Cabrera
Stage Manager: Marc Coudrais
Assistant Stage Manager: Jean-Christophe Minart
Music: Mouse on mars, Squarepusher, Cristian Vogel, Matthew Shipp, Olivier Renouf
Sceduled in the context of the season 2013-2014 of the Montpellier Danse