Orphée

An extravagant dive into the depths of the Orpheus myth

First produced 2010

Choreography José Montalvo, Dominique HervieuOrpheus, the most human of divine characters, who knew how to charm wild animals and even move inanimate beings with the notes of his lyre. Orpheus, ill-fated in love, who braved Hell to find his wife Eurydice, but could not prevent her turning round, and so lost her for ever.With this new work, the Montalvo-Hervieu duo invites us to share an extravagant dive into the depths of the Orpheus myth. These two children of Dada have been able to conquer audiences over the years by presenting choreographic and visual worlds of an exuberant richness. This reading of the Orpheus myth marks a turning in their work, inventing a new choreographic form midway between opera and musical comedy. It mixes video, hip-hop, contemporary and African dance, song and even dance on pneumatic stilts… All these emotions and surprises bring Orpheus and Eurydice to life in a multitude of incarnations. Without a shadow of a doubt, this contemporary and off-beat version of the myth will delight you.

Credits

Chorégraphie José Montalvo, Dominique Hervieu costumes Dominique Hervieu assisté de Siegrid Petit-Imbert, assistants à la chorégraphie Joëlle Iffrig, Roberto Pani, collaborateur à la vidéo Pascal Minet, scénographie conception vidéo José Montalvo, conseil à la dramaturgie Catherine Kintzler, lumières Vincent Paoli, infographie Franck Chastanier, Sylvain Decay, Clio Gavagni, Michel Jaen Montalvo, Basile Maffone, musique Claudio Monteverdi, Christoph W. Gluck, Philip Glass, Francesco Durante, Pau Casals, Giovanni Felice Sanches, Giuseppe Maria Jacchini, William Byrd, Luiz Bonfa, La Secte Phonétik, Sergio BalestracciCrée avec et interprété par 16 interprètes Stéphanie Andrieu, Natacha Balet, Morgane Le Tiec, Delphine Nguyen dite Deydey, Brahem Aïache, Babacar Cissé dit Bouba, Grégory, Kamoun, Karim Randé, Stevy Zabarel dit EasleyLes danseurs/chanteursSabine Novel (soprane), Théophile Alexandre (contre ténor), Blaise Kouakou (en alternance), Merlin Nyakam (basse)Les chanteurs et musiciensSoanny Fay (soprane), Sébastien Obrecht (tenor/violoncelliste), et au théorbe (en alternance) Florent Marie, Diego SalamancaCoproduction Théâtre National de Chaillot / Association artistique de l’Adami / “Talents Danse Adami” / Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg Théâtre de CaenDurée de l’oeuvre : 1H10

Updating: January 2010