La Cathédrale engloutie

Claude Debussy’s Prélude No. 10 “La Cathédrale engloutie”, first performed in Paris in 1910, is based on the ancient Breton legend of the submerged cathedral of the village of Ys.

Choreography Jiři KyliánDance performance The Nederlands Dans Theater

Claude Debussy’s Prélude No. 10 “La Cathédrale engloutie”, first performed in Paris in 1910, is based on the ancient Breton legend of the submerged cathedral of the village of Ys. When Kylián chose this music in 1975 for his choreography, he reduced the legend to its core message in order to represent the eternal conflict seething inside the human soul that comes about from self-imposed laws and the temptation or obligation to break them.

Credits

Chorégraphie Jiři Kylián compagnie Nederlands Danse Theater danseurs Jeanne Solan, Karen Tims, Nils Christe, Eric McCulloughMusique “La cathédrale engloutie” de Claude DebussyPiano Nico de RooyDécors et costumes Jiři KyliánRéalisateur Hans Hulscher assistant à la réalisation Jellie Dekker

Production NOS production en association avec RM ARTS

1983

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