On the occasion of the opening of the Grand Palais Ephémère this Saturday on the Champ-de-Mars, Boris Charmatz, dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance will present all weekend a "Happening Tempête".
A choreography that will feature nearly 150 dancers and actors.
On Europe 1, he is delighted to find the public and his art.
INTERVIEW
Culture is falling apart. On the occasion of the opening of the Grand Palais Ephémère on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris, the dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance, Boris Charmatz, dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance will present Saturday and Sunday afternoon a performance called " Happening Storm ". A relief after months of impediment but a choreography which is fully in line with its time. "It's a bit of a 'We dance anyway' project", he confides on Europe 1. "We must be separated: we dance anyway. We have masks: we dance anyway."
"We have not stopped talking about social distancing and basically, the DNA of dance is on the contrary the abolition of social distance. We get closer, we dance together. Dance is also which precisely allows contact, touch, rapprochement, ”he explains.
A performance with 140 dancers
At the beginning, the performance planned for the Grand Palais was to bring together 400 or 500 people, mixing amateurs and dancers who had to share space, run and touch each other.
This weekend, they will finally be 140. "It's still huge", comments Boris Charmatz.
"These are very different groups: there is the Paris Conservatory, employees of the Grand Palais, of Chanel, the Compagnie de l'Oiseau-Mouche, a company of disabled actors from Roubaix that I adore. "
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"They are all masked, separated by 5 meters and in fact, they also dance the desire, the urgency, the need to dance, to run. But they do that on the spot", describes the dancer who points out the news of the creation.
"It's very touching because it's really linked to the circumstances. I don't know if we can do it again in a year, but it's a piece that is very meaningful today."
"In addition, we are lucky to have the public. It seems a complete miracle", rejoices the artist.
"I like it when it's almost impossible"
"Happening Tempête" will not take place in a closed species, as a symbol after months without being able to go out.
"I love theaters too, but I like to dance in museums. I like to dance in the mud, in the rain. There, it's on concrete. It's rough. I like when it itches, when it's not easy. I like it when it's almost impossible. And this project fits the situation well. "
The show is free but by reservation.