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Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
8 > 9 November 2024 → Grande salle
Dance • fr • 50' • €9

Beste cantate

La Drache

Simon Dardenne

For its first creation, the company La Drache is celebrating pagan rites, folklore and the power of costumed bodies as they seek each other out, meet and transform. Drawing on the Dunkirk carnival and queer imagination, the eight dancers explore the subversive role of the popular festival while asking themselves: How can we imagine a new carnival together? How can we redefine its contours and engage in carnivals today? Indeed, while carnivals have a wide-ranging human, social, spiritual and artistic impact on many people, and while they offer a space for freedom and precious irreverence, they also have a dark side.

In response to the racist and sexist excesses of carnivals, Beste cantate takes us on a journey of physical and collective jubilation, reinventing the farandoles, rigaudons and other dances of carnival to reclaim the positive force of this historical and cultural heritage.

Season 2024·2025

Calendar

  • - 21:30
  • - 21:30

Information

Language

fr

Duration

50'

Venue

Grande salle

Price

€9

Cast

With
Juan Cizmar
Ju Bourgain
Camille Da Silva
Brenda Boote
Camille Meyer
Lison Graszk
Guilhem Rouillé
Nathan Bourdon

David Scarpuzza

Choregraphy assistant
Camille Meyer

Costumes
Juliette Chevalier
Gaëlle Bridoux

Music
Vernon Verdure (spectacle)
Mondkobold (after)

Make-up
Morgane Viennet

Lighting design
Sibyl Cabello

Production and distribution
Sonia Boutitie

Delegated production
ASBL La Nuée
Compagnie La Drache
Furiaa

Coproductions
Mars, Mons arts de la scène, Charleroi Danse, centre chorégraphique de la FWB, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Support
Théâtre de l’Aventure, Le Delta - Espace Culturel Provincial, Ateliers Médicis, création en cours, Clichy-sous-Bois, Gymnase, CDCN de Roubaix, Théâtre de l’Oiseau Mouche, Le Grand Bleu - Scène conventionnée art, enfance et jeunesse, DRAC Hauts de France

Annual closure of the box office 04.07 > 16.08.2026 Online reservations remain open 24/7
Photo : Jordan Core, Direction artistique Kenza Taleb Vandeput