Symfonia Piésni Załosnych [transmission 2020]

An extract remodelled by the group Danse créative, coordination by Victorine Lucas, as part of the “Danse en amateur et repertoire” programme (2019/2020) (a programme created to assist and promote amateur dancing).  

Transmission by Amine Boussa, performer in the piece when it was created 

Presented on 24 October 2020, Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris).  

The piece when it was created 

Symfonia Piésni Załosnych 

Firstly produced 22 June 2010 in the former Professional High School Lycée Mendès-France during the festival Montpellier danse 2010 

Choreography: Kader Attou 

Piece for ten performers: Amine Boussa, Mathieu Furgé, Mabrouk Gouicem, Capucine Goust, Rachid Hamchaoui, Salem Mouhajir, Véronique Teindas, Vaishali Trivedi, Sébastien Vela Lopez, Majid Yahyaoui  

Music Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, Symphonie n°3, opus 36 – éditions Chester / éditions Mario Bois-Paris  

Original duration: 50 minutes 

The group 

Consisting of seventeen teenage and adult dancers, the group is divided up by affinity between hip-hop and contemporary dance – four of them belonging to both groups. Working separately during the year, they meet up to create a shared  choreography, combining the approaches and diversity of choreographic languages, and allowing the sharing of know-how and experiences within the group. 

The project 

In 2010, Kader Attou composed a choreographic fresco based on one of the major musical works of the 20th century: Henryk Górecki’s Symphony no. 3 (“Symphony of sorrowful songs”). Against this haunting melodic fabric – built on a principle of repetition and progressive accumulation – he has modelled a dancing human community, modulating a broad spectrum of emotions and styles. The  variations of the choreography are wrapped around this melodic lament, creating frictions and contrasts with the soprano’s voice that hovers over the instruments.  

Amateur Dance and Repertory is a companion program to amateur practice beyond the dance class and the technical learning phase. Intended for groups of amateur dancers, it opens a space of sharing for those who wish to deepen a practice and a knowledge of the dance in relation to its history.

Laurent Barré
Head of Research and Choreographic Directories
Anne-Christine Waibel
Research Assistant and Choreographic Directories
+33 (0)1 41 83 43 96
danse-amateur-repertoire@cnd.fr

Source: CN D

More information: https://www.cnd.fr/en/page/323-danse-en-amateur-et-repertoire-grant-programme