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Alegria - L'Univers flamenco de Karine Saporta
Marie-Hélène Rebois’ movie draws the portrait of choreographer Karine Saporta and her baroque works beyond measure.
When creating L’Or ou le Cirque de Marie by Karine Saporta at the Manège de Reims, Marie-Hélène Rebois’s film traces a portrait of the choreographer and her work resolutely placed under the sign of excess and the baroque. Her Spanish and Russian roots are first touched on, before the choreographer and her interpreters speak in their own words.
The guiding principle of Alegria is its constant reconciliation between the contemporary aesthetics of a choreographer imbued with her origins, and the characteristics of flamenco. Indeed, several of her previous shows already drew inspiration from the corrida, the world of gypsies and of religious processions. In this case, this flamboyant universe is nurtured by a precise practice of flamenco which, in the words of Karine Saporta, can reintroduce us to the art of excess: for this show, the company’s dancers learnt the gestural technique at Seville, with Raphaël Amargo and Elena Gabezas-Gallego who also dance in the production. While the choreographer organises musicians and dancers in the splendid setting of the Manège, the mutual influences between contemporary and traditional dances are made apparent.
Source : Fabienne Arvers
