Cygn etc... [Version Piollet]

Cygn etc… is a solo performed by Pedro Pauwels, choreographed by 8 female choreographers (Anne-Marie Reynaud, Odile Duboc, Carolyn Carlson, Françoise Dupuy, Elsa Wolliaston, Wilfride Piollet, Patricia Karagozian, Zaza Disdier). The Dying Swan is a famous ballet choreographed by the Russian Michel Folkine in 1907 for the dancer Anna Pavlova. A century later, Pedro Pauwels decided to reinterpret this dance legend by changing the facts. He asked 8 female choreographers, with who he wanted to work and whose works, universe and philosophy interested him, to create a choreography on this theme. The initial interpreter, Ana Pavlova, was the absolute model of femininity. By reinventing this dance, Pedro Pauwels seeks to question what is feminine and masculine in each one of us. 

In his own words: “The aim of the dancer-interpreter is to immerse themselves in the widely varying worlds of each choreographer, with the challenge of creating a bridge between our heritage and contemporary creation. A male body and a legendary dance are the only two unique materials in this creation, as seen by women, thus revealing their essence, their writing and their signature.”  

Source: CND Media library