A journey through the history of Spanish music & dance: led by the stunning gender borderless dance & vocal solo
We will be showing “ROMANCES INCIERTOS UN AUTRE ORLANDO,” a stage show performed for the first time in 2017 by the genius French dancer/choreographer FRANCOIS CHAIGNAUD and artist NINO LAISNÉ, which has continued to receive praises all over the world.
This will be FRANCOIS CHAIGNAUD’s third visit to Japan, but first ever performance at Kitakyushu. This collaboratively created stage by FRANCOIS CHAIGNAUD and artist NINO LAISNÉ evokes Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando” with a transgender aristocrat youth protagonist. FRANCOIS CHAIGNAUD himself transforms both his appearance and identity as he transcends the concept of gender itself and performs his stunning song and dance solo. Enjoy the mind-blowing stage unraveled together by the beautiful sounds of the theorbo, bandonion, Viola da Gamba, percussion, and baroque guitar.
See “ROMANCES INCIERTOS UN AUTRE ORLANDO” official website here.
Concept , Music Director , Director
Nino Laisné
Nino Laisné majored in videography and photography at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France, graduating in 2009. Alongside this, he also studied the guitar, with a particular focus on traditional South American music, and started to create work that combined contemporary art, music, and film. His work has been seen in such countries as Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Egypt, China, and Argentina, and he regularly receives commissions to make new work at residencies. His recent video projects have been screened and gained much prominence at cinemas and festivals around the world including Marseille International Film Festival in France, Papay Gyro Nights Art Festival in Hong Kong, and Toluca Film Festival in Mexico. He is a member of the Académie de France in Madrid and a resident artist at Casa de Velázquez.
Concept , Choreography , Dance , Vocals
François Chaignaud
Born in Rennes, France, François Chaignaud started studying dance from the age of six. He earned a diploma in 2003 from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse de Paris. He subsequently began collaborating with many choreographers, such as Boris Charmatz, Emmanuelle Huynh, Alain Buffard, and Gilles Jobin. With his sensual and sublime work like “Romances inciertos, un autre Orlando” (2017), he has pursued the physical rigor of dance, the power to evoke something from song, and the potential for dance in spaces that arise between historical references. In 2005, he formed the company Vlovajob Pru with Cecilia Bengolea. Together they have staged “TWERK, Dub Love”, and other performances around the world to great acclaim. They have also created work for major dance companies in Europe including the Lyon Opera Ballet, Ballet de Lorraine, and Tanztheater Wuppertal.
Music
Theorbo and Baroque Quitar: Daniel Zapico
Bandoneon: Jean-Baptiste Henry
Violas de gamba: François Joubert-Caillet
Historical and traditional percussion: Pere Olivé
Contact
Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center
TEL 093-562-2655 (10:00-18:00)
＊Telephone assistance is in Japanese only
Email kitageki@kicpac.org
Information
Organized by Kitakyushu City Foundation for Promoting Arts and Culture
Co-organized by Kitakyushu City
Supported by Kitakyushu City Board of Education, Ambassade de France au Japon, Institut français du Japon, Embajada de España, Instituto Cervantes Tokio
Funded by Motorboat Racing Foundation, Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities, Institut français (Paris)
