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Symfonia Piésni Załosnych [transmission 2020]
An extract remodelled by the group Danse créative, coordination by Victorine Lucas, as part of the “Danse en amateur et repertoire” programme (2019/2020) (a programme created to assist and promote amateur dancing).
Transmission by Amine Boussa, performer in the piece when it was created
Presented on 24 October 2020, Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris).
The piece when it was created
Symfonia Piésni Załosnych
Firstly produced 22 June 2010 in the former Professional High School Lycée Mendès-France during the festival Montpellier danse 2010
Choreography: Kader Attou
Piece for ten performers: Amine Boussa, Mathieu Furgé, Mabrouk Gouicem, Capucine Goust, Rachid Hamchaoui, Salem Mouhajir, Véronique Teindas, Vaishali Trivedi, Sébastien Vela Lopez, Majid Yahyaoui
Music Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, Symphonie n°3, opus 36 – éditions Chester / éditions Mario Bois-Paris
Original duration: 50 minutes
The group
Consisting of seventeen teenage and adult dancers, the group is divided up by affinity between hip-hop and contemporary dance – four of them belonging to both groups. Working separately during the year, they meet up to create a shared choreography, combining the approaches and diversity of choreographic languages, and allowing the sharing of know-how and experiences within the group.
The project
In 2010, Kader Attou composed a choreographic fresco based on one of the major musical works of the 20th century: Henryk Górecki’s Symphony no. 3 (“Symphony of sorrowful songs”). Against this haunting melodic fabric – built on a principle of repetition and progressive accumulation – he has modelled a dancing human community, modulating a broad spectrum of emotions and styles. The variations of the choreography are wrapped around this melodic lament, creating frictions and contrasts with the soprano’s voice that hovers over the instruments.
