For this augmented and site-specific re-creation in the former SNCF maintenance depot — now transformed into Les Grandes Locos — Crowd brings together 18 dancers, each embodying a distinct character and story.
In Crowd, Gisèle Vienne stages a rave with 18 dancers immersed in varied physical and emotional states. Set in a former SNCF facility, the piece celebrates the history of electronic music, especially Detroit techno and Underground Resistance. Vienne’s choreographic style turns the party into an alternative space where bodies move in slow motion, jerks, and hypnotic loops. The performance blurs the line between reality and fiction, transforming the spectator into an active participant in this collective experience.
Audience
14+
Duration
01:30
In Lyon metropolitan area
La Mulatière
Credits
- Choreographer
Piece pour 18 dancers – 2017
Concept, choreography, scenography et dramaturgy Gisèle Vienne Assisted by Anja Röttgerkamp and Nuria Guiu Sagarra Music Underground Resistance, KTL, Vapour Space, DJ Rolando, Drexciya, The Martian, Choice, Jeff Mills, Peter Rehberg, Manuel Göttsching, Sun Electric et Global Communication Music editing & selection Peter Rehberg et Gisèle Vienne Sound diffusion design Stephen O’Malley Sound technician Adrien Michel Lighting Patrick Riou Characters subtexts The performers in collabo- ration with Dennis Cooper and Gisèle Vienne Performers Philip Berlin, Morgane Bonis, Marine Chesnais, Malick Cissé, Sylvain Decloitre, Sophie Demeyer, Vincent Dupuy, Massimo Fusco, Rehin Hollant, Oskar Landström, Maeva Lassere, Theo Livesey, Maya Masse, Nach, Katia Petrowick, Linn Ragnarsson, Jonathan Schatz & Henrietta Wallberg
Coproducers Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, centre dramatique national / Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne / Wiener Festwochen / Le Manège, scène nationale - Reims / Théâtre National de Bretagne - Centre Européen Théâtral et Chorégraphique / Centre Dramatique National Orléans / Centre-Val de Loire / La Filature, Scène nationale - Mulhouse / BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen Support CCN2 – Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble / CN D Centre national de la danse
Associated show(s)
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- RDV Professionnels
Workshop wih Gisèle Vienne
La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu
Taking place during the Biennale, training and transmission workshops designed for dancers.
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- Autour des spectacles
Si c'était de l'amour, de Patric Chiha, 2020 (82 min.)
Cinéma Comoedia
Projection en présence de Sophie Demeyer, interrpète dans le spectacle Crowd, de Gisèle Vienne