Johanne Saunier

Johanne Saunier, after dancing more then ten years in the ROSAS company directed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker founded in 1998 JOJI INC with Jim Clayburgh; this scenographic/choreographic partnership led to many performances. 

In 2000, she won the Bagnolet choreography award with Final Scene. « Erase-E(X) » a collaborative work with artists such as The Wooster Group from New York, Anne Teresa de Keesmaeker, Georges Aperghis composer, and a video artist Kurt d’Haeseleer, toured for over 4 years. IM-agined (2007) in collaboration with the textile designer Anke Loh, is exploring the Lumalive technology created by Philips. Musée en chantier (2010) for voice and movement created with Cécile Goossens is based on Les Récitations by Aperghis. Johanne Saunier performs in contemporary operas by P. Boesmans and Luc Bondy, Guy Cassiers, Georges Aperghis with the Ictus Ensemble and IRCAM, A king, Lear by composer François Sarhan and the Quatuor Diotima, Line of Oblivion with the composer Arturo Fuentes based on the text of Carlos Fuentes. 

She choreographs singers for opera: LOLITA (2008) directed by Jim Clayburgh, music by Joshua Fineberg, Machinations from Georges Aperghis directed by the VocalLab, « The man of La Mancha » by with Sybille Wilson, « Carmen » and « l’Incoronazione di Poppea » for the opera de Lille and « La Traviata » with Nathalie Dessay in Aix en Provence, directed by Jean François Sivadier. 

Her recents projects are « Luna Park » composed and staged by Georges Aperghis and Modern Dance in collaboration with Mathurin Bolze.

Source : the company Joji Inc ‘s website

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