Christine Bayle

Compagnie L’Éclat des Muses

Dancer, choreographer, actress and director, after having participated in the creation of “Ris et Danceries” alongside Francine Lancelot, Christine Bayle founded the Éclat des Muses Company in 1983.

A baroque dance company, the Éclat des Muses is also a team of researchers and a school. Musicians and dancers work hand-in-hand applying a state-of-the-art and multidisciplinary approach, to create performances focusing on the dance, the music and the theatre of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The company breathes new life into a totally-forgotten part of the history of the art where beauty is absolutely striking. Unclouded by the clichés of old and new, she quests to develop other modes of creation, from research carried out on the sources. These deal with repertoires that have been buried for long periods of time and focus on the consistency and interaction of baroque art, on developing the theoretical and practical knowledge. The Éclat des Muses transmits its practical know-how to a variety of different audiences – amateurs and many professionals.

For her research work into dance at the beginning of the 17th century, Christine Bayle benefited from the Aid for Choreographic Writing in 2002, the Aid for Reactivating Repertoires in 2006 and the Aid for Research and Heritage in 2009, awarded by the French Ministry for Culture and Communication. She takes part in a wide range of symposiums throughout Europe. She was named honorary member of the Posadas (Argentina) and Krakow (Poland) festivals.

Updating: September 2011