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La danse, une histoire à ma façon [Entretien, nouvelle version de la pièce]
Interview conducted by Claire Rousier.
Recorded at the CND 14 February 2005
About “La danse, une histoire à ma façon” / creation 1999
In this extract Dominique Boivin talks about “La danse, une histoire à ma façon”, a solo he created in 1994 and revived in 1999. This second version of the piece includes 15 minutes of additional material.This interview was recorded at the CND (Centre national de la danse) in Pantin in 2005.
Credits
interview conducted byClaire Rousier a film by Centre national de la danse
running time 203 minutes
Further information
3 extracts on Numeridanse.tvD’Isadora Duncan à Valeska GertDes ballets russes au BauhausLes années 1950 à 1970
Resource by the médiathèque du Centre national de la danseLa danse, une histoire à ma façon
Last update : December 2010
[Dance, a story following my own way]
“Writing this solo was a seemingly impossible task for me: how can one body alone (mine in this case) evoke the history of dance, tackle different styles, periods and refer to both male and female characters?
I chose to cite artists whose work has influenced my own artistic progress, linking them chronologically. I set myself the challenge of going from prehistory up to the present day and, as I am not a historian, favoured my own point of view as a choreographer.
I concentrated particularly on twentieth century choreographers, as their work seems less well understood by the general public than those of the classical period. I wanted to weave together all these chorographic adventures, to show the dynamic which animates an artist when he constructs a work in continuity with or in reaction to those who have gone before. Each sequence is intended as a light homage, as in being too deferential, I risk fossilising, and so misrepresenting, an artist’s work. Seen in a new light, it can be restored to the context of a live show.
This solo has become a faithful companion of which I have grown fond, and so I imagine myself being able to carry on dancing it until I am 80.”
Dominique Boivin
Updating: November 2010
