Korzo and MC Dance company present
Diable au Corps
Diable au Corps is the new work by choreographers Jérôme Meyer & Isabelle Chaffaud.
The title Diable au Corps refers to the restless body and the turbulent spirit that are always poised to come into action and never willing to settle for things as they are. Diable au Corps represents the hunger for life and the search for identity.
Identity is an almost unavoidable catchword these days. Identity is often used in public discussions to define a culture, city or a section of the population. In this discourse, identity often refers to the common denominator, the unifying characteristic, as a given fact that applies to an entire group.
Meyer & Chaffaud and the performers approach the concept of identity from a different perspective; they see identity as a personal, living entity that develops and changes through the influence of given situations or one’s surroundings. During the creation process, they drew inspiration from dadaism and surrealism and approach their theme with energy, humour, poetry and a touch of criticism her and there.
Again, Meyer & Chaffaud combine their passion for physical dance with their choreographic qualities and their fascination for the human body. They also, however, attempt to explore new directions in their new choreography. Together with an impressive cast, which possesses an enormous dance power, they invite new challenges, for instance in the use of text and the voice.
Photo Joris Jan Bos
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Concept, direction
Jérôme Meyer & Isabelle Chaffaud
Created and danced by Gonçalo Lobato, Guilherme Miotto, Samir Calixto, Gabrielle Revlock, Isabelle Chaffaud
video: Fazrad Moloudi
composition: Dirk Haubrich voice: Ali Al Jibori
sets: Yoko Seyama
costumes: Bregje van Balen lighting design: Egbert Mellema
consultants: Yvan Dubreuil, Eva Mesker
with thanks to: Denis Oudendijk.
The production of Diable au Corps is made possible with support from Korzo Production,
the City Council of The Hague, and the Fonds podiumkunsten
and Dance Advance, Philladephia.