«My heart tightens, the air is unbreathable, and my mind is overwhelmed. The constant torment that takes hold of my being becomes unbearable, I need to get out, to free myself. I wander the cold streets, trying to distract my mind. In the distance, I sense some commotion, songs call out to me, and I see a crowd gathered. I approach, and I feel the music flowing through me, invading me from head to toe. My heartbeat synchronizes with the hypnotic rhythms of the music, which unknowingly plunges me into a frenzy yet unleashed trance. My body, still for too long, is racked with deep and nagging pain. Trapped in this infernal celebration, I have no way out but to dance. »
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
A choreographic fever spreads, immobility and isolation take hold of the bodies, and how do we get back into movement? Le Grand Bal embodies the singular artistic vision of choreographers Souhail Marchiche and Mehdi Meghari. This dance drama is once again the fruit of a creative bond between the choreographers and nine intense, radiant dancers. This is a thought on the emancipation of the body, a physical reaction to the consequences of confinement, and the multiple crises of modern life. Dance and music combine, and the choreography invites a rebellion of bodies that, to free themselves, have no other way out than to dance. This is a profound artistic experience that pushes the boundaries of dance and celebrates the power of movement.
Souhail Marchiche & Mehdi Meghari, authors and choreographers
LE GRAND BAL / TOUR 2023-2024
15/09/2023 – La Comédie de Saint-Etienne (42)
20-21-22/09/2023 – Radiant- Bellevue – Biennale de la Danse (69)
30/09/2023 – Théâtre Jean Lurçat – Aubusson (23)
03/10/2023 – L’Esplanade du Lac – Divonne les Bains (01)
05/10/2023 – Théâtre d’Andrézieux Bouthéon (42)
07/10/2023 – Théâtre de Cusset (03)
10/10/2023 – Théâtre de Villefranche (69)
13/10/2023 – Théâtre de Vénissieux (69)
17/10/2023 – Le Sémaphore – Cébazat (63)
19/10/2023 – Domaine de Bayssan – Béziers (34)
23/01/2024 – MC2 Scène Nationale – Grenoble (38)
24/01/2024 – MC2 Scène Nationale – Grenoble (38)
30/01/2024 – Théâtre de Sartrouville CDN (78)
01/02/2024 – l’Avant Seine / Théâtre de Colombes – Colombes (92)
03/02/2024 – Théâtre des Bergeries – Noisy-le-Sec (93)
01/03/2024 – L’Azimut – Châtenay-Malabry (92)
02/03/2024 – L’Azimut – Châtenay-Malabry (92)
07/03/2024 – Scène Nationale de Sète (34)
09/03/2024 – Théâtre des Salins – Martigues (13)
21-22-23-24/05/2024 – La Comédie CDN – Saint-Etienne (42)
PODCAST / TOUS DANSEURS
Souhail Marchiche & Mehdi Meghari in the french podcast Tous danseurs podcast , to talk about dance, inspiration and Le Grand Bal !
DISTRIBUTION
Direction Artistique et chorégraphieSouhail Marchiche et Mehdi Meghari
Interprétation
Mounir Amhiln, Charly Bouges, Yohann Daher, Nicolas Grosclaude, Hava Hudry, Beatrice Mognol, Carla Munier, Davide Salvadori, Alice Sundara
Création Musicale
Patrick De Oliveira
Création Lumière
Richard Gratas & François-Xavier Gallet-Lemaitre
Scénographie
Hannah Daugreilh
Peinture
Loïc Niwa
Costumes
Hannah Daugreilh & Sandra Bersot