ANGELIN PRELJOCAJ

Helikopter • New work, 2025, world premiere

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A MAJOR COMPOSITION MARKING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, IN DIALOGUE WITH A NEW WORK TO BE PREMIERED.

A string quartet and four helicopters were needed for the 1996 composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen. This was a musical revolution with spinning helicopter blades combining with the notes played by the musicians. Five years after that performance, Angelin Preljocaj responded in dance with pure, clearly etched movements, and it marked the beginning of a friendship with the avant-garde composer. For Preljocaj the sound of the helicopter emerged as a terrestrial force. He chose to sculpt the dance close to the ground, transforming it beneath the dancers’ feet through interactive lighting effects. The bodies are in a constant state of alert, folding and unfolding under the force of imaginary helicopter blades, rendering a visual format for the music where each chord challenges the force of gravity. This large-scale revival comes with a new original work by Angelin Preljocaj for an enlightening experience not to be missed.

Thomas Hahn

Duration

01:30

Price

From €8 to €39

Schedules

15:00, 20:00

Place

TDV-Sarah Bernhardt - Great hall

Choreography Angelin Preljocaj

Helikopter premiere 2001

Choreography Angelin Preljocaj
Music Karlheinz Stockhausen
Helikopter-quartet’ performed by The Arditti Quatuor
Scenography Holger Förterer
Lighting Patrick Riou
Costumes Sylvie Meyniel
Assistant, artistic direction Youri Aharon Van den Bosch
Assistant rehearsal director Cécile Médour
Choreologist Dany Lévêque
For 6 dancers

New work, 2025, world premiere

For 6 dancers

Coproduction Théâtre de la Ville-Paris. Ordered by Biennale Nationale de Danse du Val-de-Marne 2001. Creation coproduction La Criée, CDN de Marseille – Biennale nationale de Danse du Val-de-Marne – Maison des Arts et de la Culture de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne – Groupe Partouche Casino Municipal Aix/Thermal. With creative support from conseil général du Val-de-Marne.

Yang Wang

Thu 10 Apr 2025

8:00 PM

From €8 to €39

Full