With _Beauséjour_, Mourad Merzouki has created a work that is both moving and poetic, in which hip-hop explores the passage of time and the transformation of bodies. Presented as a world premiere at the Nuits de Fourvière, the work has already won over audiences with its audacity and profound humanity.
On stage, fifteen dancers tackle an unprecedented choreographic challenge: to embody aged characters, transformed by costumes, make-up and body sculptures. Funny, fragile or bursting with energy, these figures transform hip-hop gestures to create tableaux that blend nostalgia and vitality. In this work, Mourad Merzouki celebrates the beauty of bodies marked by time, far from standards, and defends the idea of a universal, transgenerational dance.
Accompanied by an electro-tango soundtrack by Müller & Makaroff, co-founders of Gotan Project, Beauséjour sets the vibrant mood of an imaginary guinguette, where South American rhythms and electronic textures envelop the audience. Music and movement interact in perfect osmosis, creating a space imbued with tenderness and poetry.
A subtle blend of burlesque and melancholy, _Beauséjour_ shakes up the codes of choreographic performance. More than a show, it's a hymn to life, sharing and timeless beauty, bringing the season to a fitting close.
On stage, fifteen dancers tackle an unprecedented choreographic challenge: to embody aged characters, transformed by costumes, make-up and body sculptures. Funny, fragile or bursting with energy, these figures transform hip-hop gestures to create tableaux that blend nostalgia and vitality. In this work, Mourad Merzouki celebrates the beauty of bodies marked by time, far from standards, and defends the idea of a universal, transgenerational dance.
Accompanied by an electro-tango soundtrack by Müller & Makaroff, co-founders of Gotan Project, Beauséjour sets the vibrant mood of an imaginary guinguette, where South American rhythms and electronic textures envelop the audience. Music and movement interact in perfect osmosis, creating a space imbued with tenderness and poetry.
A subtle blend of burlesque and melancholy, _Beauséjour_ shakes up the codes of choreographic performance. More than a show, it's a hymn to life, sharing and timeless beauty, bringing the season to a fitting close.
