PRACTICAL INFORMATION
NEW SETTINGS #4 PERFORMING ARTS AND VISUAL ARTS November 3–15, 2014 For this 4th edition of New Settings, 5 new pieces are being premiered, each one combining a performing artist (musician, actor, dancer, choreographer, director) and a visual artist. This program, devised by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès in collaboration with the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale and French Institute Alliance Française in New York, gives artists from different backgrounds the chance to encounter other creative worlds in a shared piece of work. New Settings supports both the production and staging of works (Paris - New York). www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org Calendar Mon. 3: 19:00 > 22:15 Abysse*, 19:30 Al Hamrâ, 21:00 Traveling Lady. Tues. 4 : 19:00 > 22:15 Abysse*, 19:30 Al Hamrâ, 21:00 Traveling Lady. Thurs. 6 : 19:00 > 20:45 Abysse*, 19:30 Al Hamrâ. Fri. 7 : 19:00 > 20:45 Abysse*, 19:30 Al Hamrâ. Thurs. 13 : 19:00 > 22:15 Abysse*, 19:30 La Tentation d’un ermitage, 21:00 La Fille. Fri. 14 : 19:00 > 22:15 Abysse*, 19:30 La Tentation d’un ermitage, 21:00 La Fille. Sat. 15 : 19:00 > 22:15 Abysse*, 19:30 La Tentation d’un ermitage, 21:00 La Fille. *free admission Admission 7 22 reductions starting with 2nd show. Under 12s: 7 Under 30s: 13 Booking www.theatredelacite.com 01 43 13 50 50 (Mon–Fri, 13:00–19:00) and at usual outlets. Théâtre de la Cité Internationale 17 Bd Jourdan, 75014 Paris www.theatredelacite.com Administration: 01 43 13 50 60 Booking: 01 43 13 50 50 Justin Godfrey/ Vincent Beaurin Al Hamrâ Music/ visual arts 3, 4, 6, and 7 November It all revolves around the reflection and dissemination of sunlight on the sea and in the sky. Viewers/listeners take up position on stage, facing the auditorium, which is where the show takes place. Under the cupola, a self-reflective apparatus captures the attention while the musician, with his hang-drum and percussion, conjures up the essential elements of the landscape. A sonorous, solar and hypnotic show. Light installation : Vincent Beaurin Musical composition and performance: Justin Godfrey Production : Lebeau & Associés, with the support of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès New Settings program Rossy De Palma/ Jessica Mitrani Traveling Lady Theater/ visual arts 3 and 4 November In 1889, Elizabeth Cochrane, alias Nellie Bly, traveled round the world in 72 days. She set out with just one dress, some underwear and a toiletry bag. Bly’s journey serves as the backdrop for this multimedia show by artist Jessica Mitrani and actress Rossy de Palma, well known from the films of Pedro Almodóvar. A mix of archive images, animation, sculpture, cartography, light effects and live morphing, Traveling Lady sets out to see how a contemporary woman might travel the world in barely an hour and, in order to survive, learn to be endlessly changing shape. Director, art: Jessica Mitrani Actor: Rossy de Palma Dancer: Jordan Morley Digital realization: Alex Czetwertynski Animation: Brian Close at Georgia Sets: Christian Wassmann Costumes: threeASFOUR Production under way, with the support of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès New Settings program Hervé Robbe / Benjamin Graindorge La Tentation d’un ermitage Dance/ design 13, 14 and 15 November Using objects, structures and materials invented by Benjamin Graindorge, Hervé Robbe’s dancers make their own clearing, their own cabin: their own freedom. This penchant for construction no doubt reflects the choreographer’s interest in architecture, but it also evokes musings on nature and life, entertained far from society and inspired by the American philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. Conception and choreography: Hervé Robbe Sets and costumes: Benjamin Graindorge Costumes made by: Catherine Garnier Original music: Romain Kronenberg Lighting : François Maillot Dramaturg: Ninon ProuteauSteinhausser Dancers: Alexia Bigot, Olivier Bioret, Yann Cardin Singers : Blandine Bouvier, Charlotte Plasse, David Colosio Production : Travelling&Co, with the support of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès New Settings program Coproduction: Fondation Royaumont Residency at Theater 71, Scène Nationale de Malakoff, Centre National de Danse Contemporaine – Angers with the support of La Ménagerie de Verre as part of Studiolab, and L’Atelier de Paris Carolyn Carlson Stage event: philosophy aperitif, Saturday 15 November at 17:30. Dancer workshop with Hervé Robbe, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November Reservations : christine.jacquet@theatredelacite.com Barbara Carlotti / Jean-François Auguste/ Christophe Blain La Fille Music/ comics 13, 14 and 15 November “The Girl” walks on the stage as if bestriding aWestern or road move. Sometimes she shoots, sometimes she sings. Behind her, the drawn sets for an adult tale come to life. She is not alone, of course. There are amazons and also a cowboy who comes on strong. Together they perform the comedy of love. The Girl doesn’t really know where she stands: is this a cine-concert, a drawn concert, a book/record, a show/film? Is it today, yesterday or the day before? Probably all those things at once. For The Girl is constantly skipping from one world to another. Drawing: Christophe Blain Music: Barbara Carlotti Director: Jean-François Auguste Original video : Magali Desbazeille Lumière: Nicolas Joubert Costumes: Clair Raison Musical director : Benoît de Villeneuve with Barbara Carlotti, Jean-Pierre Petit, Benoît de Villeneuve, Benjamin Esdraffo, Jérémie Régnier, Tibo Barbillon, Stéphane Bellity Production : PULP Festival / La Ferme du Buisson Scène Nationale de Marne-laVallée, with the support of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès New Settings program Coproduction Pbox, l’Onde – Théâtre and Centre d’Art de Vélizy-Villacoublay with the support of the Centre National des Variétés, Adami and Sacem Sylvain Prunenec/ Clédat & Petitpierre Abysse Dance/ visual arts 3, 4, 6 and 7 November 13, 14, and 15 November Admission free Clédat & Petitpierre have spent the last ten years creating works on the border between visual arts and performing arts. Their new “activable sculpture” looks like an oversize aquarium prop, a shiny rock to shelter a nudibranch, a famous underwater gastropod with an eccentric tubular shape. In this performance, dancer Sylvain Prunenec brings to life this creature imagined for him and explores his habitat in an organic and vibrant choreography. Snatches of the history of dance now come swimming into view. Artists : Yvan Clédat and Coco Petitpierre Dancer: Sylvain Prunenec Production : Lebeau & associés, with the support of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès New Settings program, coproduction with Association du 48 Round table The stage and visual arts 15 November 16:30-18:00 Moderator: Catherine Millet Théâtre de la Cité Internationale