loom

Une partition de mouvement possédant son propre rythme dans laquelle vient s’insérer la musique comme une loupe qui révélerait des détails et espaces précis. La structure musicale agit comme un déclencheur de la recherche de la musicalité du mouvement.

Yuval Pick’s perception of the music of Nico Muhly manifests itself through its structure, a sort of scaffolding which he aims to bring to life. Muhly’s music creates spaces in which to dance. The structural starkness of Muhly gives place to a process of research which can be nearly anthropological. The duo which Yuval Pick is creating is focused on the idea of unveiling the nature of movement, to an archaic form of energy, accenting a Dionysian expression.

The movement focuses on the body’s center. Peripheral movements are cast aside, opting instead for an internal movement drive centered more in the torso and pelvis. The work is structured based upon this idea of a dynamic which follows our breathing patterns. More than the breath of the movement, it is the rhythm of the movement which structures the shape of the piece and the dialogue with the musicality of the body.

The musical structure is a launching point for Pick’s research into the musicality of the movement. During the creative process, Nico Muhly’s score is alternately woven into the process, then totally left out. The two rhythmic structures, musical and choreographic, have their own internal, singular life, allowing a rich exchange of dialogue between them.

Choreography : Yuval Pick

Advice : Sharon Eskenazi

Dancers : Anna Massoni and Madoka Kobayashi

Piano : Marion Jacquard // from September 2014, the pianist is Wilhem Latchoumia

Music : Nico Muhly Drones & piano (part I, II, III- 8th tune, IV) and Finale 

Lights : Nicolas Boudier 

Costumes : Aude Bretagne and Pierre-Yves Loup-Forest

Production : CCNR / Direction Yuval Pick

Coproduction, creation and residency : Les Subsistances

Centre Chorégraphique National de Rillieux-la-Pape / Direction Yuval Pick is sponsored by Culture and Communication Ministry – DRAC Rhône-Alpes, Région Rhône-Alpes, city of Rillieux-la-Pape and Département du Rhône.