Yvann Alexandre
From the outset, Yvann Alexandre’s creative drives have stemmed from human encounters. He begins his processes by passing on his knowledge, then moves on to writing a work. He is a choreographer who looks at the world, right in the dance, who maps out precisely the echo of the world within him, with attention, delicacy, absorbing fleeting fluctuations, hazards, tomorrow is above all a choreography that ignores itself.
With a particular attachment to the writing of movement, and with fidelity to the notion of line, he has established himself as the representative of abstract dance. His highly precise movements are teeming with detail, organised like intimate calligraphy. His way of composing on a score with a personal notation allows him to free himself today from his own codes, in favour of direct interaction with the performers. The yvann alexandre company will be celebrating 30 YEARS OF DANCE next season!
Born in La Roche-Sur-Yon in 1976, Yvann Alexandre began his career with the Amicale laïque and at the conservatoire in his home town, before moving on to the conservatoire in La Rochelle. He continued his training in Montpellier with Epsedanse and at the same time attended the CCN de Montpellier, newly directed by Mathilde Monnier. So it was at the age of sixteen that he composed his first pieces, and set up his own company in 1993 in Montpellier. He created his first work for the Hivernales d’Avignon and Montpellier Danse. In addition to his creations, which have been presented on many prestigious stages and festivals in France and abroad, he has also been a guest at the Conservatoires National Supérieurs de Paris and Lyon, in Quebec and Montreal, and at the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nancy and the Nordwest Tanzcompagnie in Germany.
Alongside his creative work, he is also artistic director of the Théâtre Francine Vasse in Nantes, with an innovative project that starts with transmission and ends with the work itself: Les Laboratoires Vivants. A Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Yvann Alexandre has also been the SACD’s managing director for dance since 2023.
