Le goût du drame

Léa Dubois

Live performance

Maison Folie Wazemmes, Lille
40min
Pass Latitudes
French premiere

With her first solo, the choreographer and dancer leads us on a journey towards joy, in an extremely physical and fiery performance.

This character, half dancer, half gymnast, continues to evolve over the duration of this forcible physical demonstration. She is a spark about to burst into flame, an athlete lighting up the stage itself. Le goût du drame [The taste of drama] is the journey of the piece, a mix of pushing herself to her limits while enjoying the simple pleasure of dancing. On a stage where everything can be transformed, from the costume to the set, and including the music, Léa Dubois invites us to see the exceptional in simple things, to appreciate the power of micro-evolutions.

Supported by the Lieux Culturels Pluridisciplinaires de la Ville de Lille

Biography(s)

Léa Dubois, Belgian dancer and choreographer, completed her studies at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp in 2008. From 2009 until 2014, she went to work in The Netherlands and Germany with companies such as Dansgroep Amsterdam/Itzik Galili and Krisztina De Châtel, Dance Works Rotterdam/André Gingras and also with Nanine Linning, Sandra Marin Garcia, Zoran Markovic, Isabelle Chaffaud, …
In 2014, back in Brussels, she worked with Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus for the revival of What The Body Does Not Remember. Since 2016 she has danced at Rosas/Anne Teresa De Keersmaecker in pieces such as Rain, Rosas Danst Rosas, Achterland, Drumming.
Currently she continues to work as a Freelancer, among others with Rosas company, and begins to reflect on her personal work with the creation of this first piece, Le Goût du Drame.

Credits

Choreography and performance : Léa Dubois
Music creation : Juicy
Light design : Max Adams
Stage design : Jajrag
Costume making : Sabine Mesdag
Illustration : Melanie Utzmann-North

Executive production: Les Halles de Schaerbeek

Coproduction and supports: Charleroi Danse , Mars – Mons Arts de la Scène, Latitudes Contemporaines – Lille, MIR Festival – Athènes, City of Women – Ljubljana, Centre chorégraphique national de Rillieux-la-Pape, direction Yuval PICK, dans le cadre du dispositif Accueil-Studio, Kunstenwerkplaats, GC De Kriekelaar, Grand Studio, Centre Culturel de Rixensart, Centre Culturel d’Engis

With the support of LookIN’OUT, EFFEA – the European Festival Fund for Emerging Artists.