1989, while the Berlin Wall was being pulled down, another phenomenon was racing around the globe: Lambada by Kaoma. And what if these two events – one political, the other musical – were combined to symbolise a change of era?
In About Lambada, Collectif ÈS revisits this hit through a physical, collective exploration. Two trios: one deconstructs melody, reinventing rhythms; the other explores Lambada’s sensual vocabulary. Between distancing and fusion, About Lambada revives the party as convergence. Two islands, projections and sounds create an experimental, unifying space where bodies move closer and unite – just as this global pop banger did at the end of the 1980s.
Post-show talk on September 19
Audience
14+
Duration
00:50
Credits
- Chorégraphe
Piece for 6 dancers – 2025
Conception & direction Collectif ÈS Created and performed by Adriano Coletta, Sidonie Duret, Martín Gil, Sophie Lèbre, Jeremy Martinez, Emilie Szikora Sound design Wilfrid Haberey Lighting design Rodolphe Martin Outside eye Joan Vercoutere Costume design Collectif ÈS, Martin Gíl et Marion Régnier Production Raphaëlle Gogny Administration Aurélien le Glaunec
Coproducers La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne, La Biennale de la Danse de Lyon, Mille Plateaux – CCN La Rochelle, CCN de Caen en Normandie dispositif accueil studio, Collectif FAIRE – CCN Rennes et Bretagne, Théâtre Molière – Scène nationale de Sète, Le Rive Gauche, Scène conventionnée Art et Création Saint Etienne du Rouvray, Espaces pluriels, Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national Art et création – Pau Sponsor Fonds Haplotès Project supported as part of the Étape Danse programme, initiated by the Institut français of Germany – Theatre and Dance Office, in partnership with: fabrik Potsdam, Interplay International Festival of Contemporary Dance (Turin) in collaboration with Lavanderia a Vapore / Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo (Piedmont), and La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne Acknowledgements Opéra de Lyon. The Collectif ÈS receives support from the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region as part of the funding scheme for artistic teams. The Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans, directed by the Collectif ÈS, is supported by the Ministère de la Culture — DRAC Centre-Val de Loire, the City of Orléans, the Centre-Val de Loire Region, and the Conseil Départemental du Loiret. It also receives support from the Institut français — Ministère des affaires étrangères for its international tours.
Co-produced by Maison de la danse/Pôle Européen de Création, in support of la Biennale de Lyon
Co-hosted by Théâtre de La Renaissance