Improvisation

The two artists engage their shared potential—the technical mastery and a deep sense of derision—in a structured and always renewed improvisation.

Improvisation is the vehicle that drives creativity in music as well as in dance. Boris Charmatz, throughout his career, has frequently taken part in ephemeral forms bringing together, for the duration of an improvisation, artists and media, writing and singular worlds. In addition to improvisations with other choreographers, such as Meg Stuart, Boris Charmatz often improvises alongside musicians. This was the case for example during the festival Jazz à la Villette (2006), with Hans Bennink, Archie Shepp, and with Saul Williams. With Médéric Collignon, the improvisational project is more long-term, simply entitled “Improvisation.” The two artists engage their shared potential—the technical mastery and a deep sense of derision—in a structured and always renewed improvisation. The gesture of dance, as well as the pocket trumpet are clearly present but also leave room for electronic music, spoken word, song, vocalizations, for gesticulation and stomping… This improvising duo explores an extremely broad range of subjects which they engage with directly through their instantaneously shared writing.

Source : Boris Charmatz

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http://www.borischarmatz.org/