Le corps animal (the animal body) from December 20 to 23rd at the Musée du Quai Branly

Efiks Ibo, Ibibio and Ejagham elder fighters, leopard men from southeastern Nigeria fought, through ritual dances, the hidden mysteries of the night and appropriate the strength of the jungle.
Confronted with slavery, the so-called Carabali or Brikamo landed in Cuba in 1762. In Cuba Efiks will carry out this Abakua ritual until today.



For the first time in Europe the nigerian Abakua ritual meets the Cuban, with a multitude of masks and extravagant trimmings, which have evolved over the centuries.







Le Corps Animal (the animal body)
20 and 21 December • 08pm
22 and 23 December • 05pm

Musée du Quai Branly
www.quaibranly.fr
Théâtre Claude Lévi-Stauss
37, Quai Branly
75 007 Paris

Tarif A : 20€ (full), 14€ (reduce)
Tarif B : 14€ (full), 10,5€ (reduce)

Les Arpenteurs (The land surveyors) Michèle Noiret & the Percussions de Strasbourg at the Théatre de la ville

Michèle Noiret's last piece "Les Arpenteurs" is a marvellous illustration of the work of this artist from Brussels who is still insufficiently known among French audiences. A wonderfully mature choreographer, Michèle Noiret is mindfully focused on a great art form and an accomplished creation. The movement of her "choreographic characters" reveals an intense plasticity and at the same time a spellbinding rigour. A pure glitter, this movement explores the labyrinths of an unsuspected reality, a dreamlike and powerfully feminine vision - a movement echoing with agitation and driven by impulses from the modern urban world.
Michèle Noiret cherishes rigorous teamwork with some of the leading artists responsible for major changes at the end of the 20th century. Thus, when creating "Les Arpenteurs", she chose the musicians of the legendary "Percussions de Strasbourg" to perform an original music composed by François Paris. Their presence on the stage together with the seven dancers enhances the brilliance of this rich, sparkling and thoroughly true piece.Gérard Mayen


Les Arpenteurs création
Design Michèle Noiret & François Paris
Choreography Michèle Noiret
Orginal music by François Paris
Scenography & costumes Alain Lagarde
Lights Xavier Lauwers

Created and performed by Elena Borghese, Julie Devigne, Dominique Godderis, Matthieu Guénégou, Nicolas Hubert, Isael Mata, Lise Vachon

The PERCUSSIONS DE STRASBOURG
Jean-Paul Bernard, Claude Ferrier, Bernard Lesage, Keiko Nakamura, François Papirer, Olaf Tzschoppe


Les Arpenteurs
Michèle Noiret & Les Percussions de Strasbourg
December 18 et 19th, 2007
7 dancers – 6 percussionnists

Théâtre de la Ville
www.theatredelaville-paris.com
2, place du Châtelet
75004
Paris France

Tel : 01 42 74 22 77

Fees:
Normal: 1re catégorie 23 € 2e catégorie 16,5 €
Young : 1re et 2e catégorie 12 €

Reservations
Monday to Friday, de 10am to 07pm
T 01 41 83 98 98 / reservation@cnd.fr

Metro : Châtelet (lines 1, 4, 7, 11, 14)