Danser pop
Creators: Claudia palazzolo
In the French language, the terms danser and danse refer to two practices with very different functions and issues. They refer both to stage dancing, intended to be watched, and to festive or recreational dancing, the kind we all do. But if it's true that stage dance has always been inspired by ballroom dance, it's striking to see the proliferation of references to popular dance forms - clubbing, disco, twerk, new wave, funk... - on theater stages today. Why do choreographers feel the need to confront these sometimes simple and crude gestures, often dependent on the record industry? This book invites us to discover the many faces of "dancing pop" in choreographic creation over recent decades, through the works of artists as diverse as Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch, Alain Platel, Marco Berrettini, Jérôme Bel, Mark Tompkins, Mathilde Monnier, François Chaignaud, Cecilia Bengolea, Maguy Marin, Christian Rizzo, Thomas Lebrun, Gisèle Vienne and the collective (La)Horde. From one piece to the next, popular dances are integrated into the choreography in singular ways, while at the same time revealing recurring motifs of pop mythology: contagion, improvisation, ecstasy and the group.
Call number : B.10./PALA/DANS