10000 Gestures
Boris Charmatz
One of Europe’s most daring and exciting choreographers, Boris Charmatz will be opening his newest work at MIF17. For this highly ambitious piece, staged in an atmospheric space in central Manchester, a 25-strong ensemble of dancers will perform, in succession, 10000 Gestures – none repeated, every one unique. At once joyous and melancholy, ephemeral and unforgettable, 10000 Gestures rethinks and reinvents the language of dance in thrilling fashion.
Boris Charmatz is widely celebrated for his experimental approach to contemporary dance. Since 2009, Charmatz has been the director of the Rennes & Brittany National Choreographic Centre, transforming it into the cutting-edge Museum of Dance (Musée de la danse). He has recently presented work to great acclaim at Sadler’s Wells, Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art. This pre-premiere of 10000 Gestures marks the first ever staging of his work in Manchester.
Boris Charmatz
Choreography
Salka Ardal Rosengren, Or Avishay, Matthieu Barbin, Nadia Beugré, Alina Bilokon, Nuno Bizarro, Dimitri Chamblas, Julie Cunningham, Olga Dukhovnaya, Bryana Fritz, Kerem Gelebek, Samuel Lefeuvre, Maud Le Pladec, Ligia Manuela Lewis, Mani Mungai, Marlène Saldana, Julian Weber & more to be announced
Interpretation
Yves Godin
Lighting Designer
Jean-Paul Lespagnard
Costume Designer
Fabrice Le Fur
General Stage Manager
Marion Régnier
Dresser
Magali Caillet-Gajan
Rehearsal Coach, Touring
Sandra Neuveut, Martina Hochmuth, Amélie-Anne Chapelain
Production Direction
Curated for MIF by Matthias von Hartz
Produced by Musée de la danse in coproduction with Volksbühne Berlin, Manchester International Festival, Festival d’Automne à Paris and more to be announced.