10000 Gestures

10000 Gestures
Boris Charmatz
Thu 13 July, 2017
Sat 15 July, 2017
- About the show
- Touring
- Reviews
- Creative team
One of Europe’s most daring and exciting choreographers, Boris Charmatz opened his newest work at MIF17. For this highly ambitious piece, staged in an atmospheric space in central Manchester, a 25-strong ensemble of dancers performed, in succession, 10000 Gestures – none repeated, every one unique. At once joyous and melancholy, ephemeral and unforgettable, 10000 Gestures reinvented the language of dance in thrilling fashion.
Boris Charmatz is widely celebrated for his experimental approach to contemporary dance. Since 2009, Charmatz has been the director of the Rennes & Brittany National Choreographic Centre, transforming it into the cutting-edge Museum of Dance (Musée de la danse). He has recently presented work to great acclaim at Sadler’s Wells, Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art. This pre-premiere of 10000 Gestures marked the first ever staging of his work in Manchester.
Co-commissioned by Manchester International Festival, Musée de la Danse, Volksbühne Berlin, Théâtre National de Bretagne, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Chaillot – Théâtre National de la Danse, Wiener Festwochen, Sadler’s Wells, Taipei Performing Arts Center.
Image Credit: Tristram Kenton
Touring
Sun 17 September, 2017
Volksbühne – Tempelhof, Hangar 5
Thu 19 October, 2017
Chaillot – Théâtre National de la Danse
Fri 24 November, 2017
Théâtre National de Bretagne
Sat 3 February, 2018
Volksbühne
Sat 16 June, 2018
Gösserhallen, Halle 1
Sun 27 January, 2019
Nanterre-Amandiers
Sun 10 March, 2019
Mercat de les flors: Casa de la Dansa
Sun 19 May, 2019
Stadsschouwburg
Sat 15 June, 2019
La Manufacture CDCN (with TNBA)
Sun 23 June, 2019
Tate Modern (with Sadler's Wells)
Sun 29 September, 2019
Kampnagel
Fri 25 October, 2019
Dampfzentrale
A thrilling blizzard of movement... Far from simply playing with the ephemeral nature of dance, Charmatz ends up meditating on life and death
The Guardian
I loved this. I want to see it again. It’s exciting and new. It reflects the potential of the space. It subverts our understanding of dance. It’s fully in the spirit of the ‘Original Modern’ philosophy of MIF
Manchester Confidential
Boris Charmatz Choreography
Salka Ardal Rosengren, Or Avishay, Régis Badel, Jessica Batut, Nadia Beugré, Alina Bilokon, Nuno Bizarro, Matthieu Burner, Dimitri Chamblas, Julie Cunningham, Olga Dukhovnaya, Sidonie Duret, Bryana Fritz, Kerem Gelebek, Rémy Héritier, Samuel Lefeuvre, Johanna-Elisa Lemke, Noé Pellencin, Maud Le Pladec, Mani Mungai, Jolie Ngemi, Djino Sabin, Marlène Saldana, Julian Weber, Frank Willens Interpretation
Magali Caillet-Gajan Assistant
Yves Godin Lighting Designer
Jean-Paul Lespagnard Costume Designer
Fabrice Le Fur General Stage Manager
Marion Régnier Dresser
Sandra Neuveut, Martina Hochmuth, Amélie-Anne Chapelain Production and Direction
Curated for MIF by Matthias von Hartz