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PERFORMANCES

GOUNOUJ IN SITU

Léo Lérus/Compagnie Zimarèl (GLP)

June 28 | 8 p.m.
Parco Tor Tre Teste Alessandrino

Italian premiere

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Gounouj In Situ draws inspiration from the Gros Morne / Grande-Anse area in Guadalupa.
One of the characteristics of the area is that it’s a place that seems perfectly balanced, despite the human actions that jeopardize it. The issue about the preservation of our environment arouses a complex feeling that may blend sorrow, discouragement, disappointment, anguish, yet hope. All these apparently conflicting feelings resonates with the notion of saudade. Saudade [sodadʒi] is a portuguese word that has no equivalent in other languages. It describes a complex emotional state that includes nostalgia, sweet sadness, and hope relating to the passing of time. Gounouj In Situ puts this complex notion and emotion at the centre of the performance.

Credits

Choreography | Léo Lérus in collaboration with the performers
With | Arnaud Bacharach, Robert Cornejo, Johana Maledon, Andréa Moufounda
Assistant | Asha Thomas
Musical Concept | Léo Lérus
Music composition and interactive sound design | Denis Guivarc'h, Gilbert Nouno, Arnaud Bacharach
Percussionist | Arnaud Dolmen
Lighting design and technical direction | Chloé Bouju
Costumes | Bénédicte Blaison
Production | Zimarèl / Léo Lérus
Tournée: La Magnanerie
Coproduction | VIADANSE - National Choreographic Center of Bourgogne Franche-Comté in Belfort / La Filature, National Scene of Mulhouse / CCN - Opéra national du Rhin Ballet / POLE-SUD Strasbourg / CNDC Angers / L'Artchipel National Scene of Guadeloupe / TROIS-CL Luxembourg / Dispositif Récif - Karukera Ballet
With the collaboration of Moka Production
Zimarèl / Léo Lérus is supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs of Guadalupa, Region and Department of Guadalupa

Léo Lérus

was born and educated in Guadeloupe. He first learnt gwoka, the traditional dance, then he dedicated himself to both contemporary and classical dance, studying with Léna Blou. He continued his training in contemporary dance at the Paris Conservatory and worked with several companies. In 2010 he started his own journey as author and creator developing his own expressive language, which includes the gwoka tradition of his native island. Entropie (2019) won the Prix du Public at PODIUM 2021 while Gounouj - in situ was one of the winners of Mondes nouveaux, a project set up by the French Ministry of Culture. Since 2023 Lérus has been an associate artist of the CCN ViaDanse Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

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