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Pierre Droulers’ next creation has been influenced by two events: the trip he and his dancers recently made to Brazil on tour with de l’air et du vent
and his vision of Marcel Camus’s film Orfeu Negro. These two experiences reignited the choreographer’s desire to see bodies fired up and in unison
for the pure joy of the kind of energy you only feel in a group. In this project, Pierre Droulers continues to explore movement and is linking it to a
reflection on light. The pleasure and freedom of the dance will be confronted with a questioning about the presence, creation and manipulation of light
sources. The question of light is essential for the choreographer: it also goes back to childhood (a fascination with magic lanterns and shadows) as
much as it does to the philosophical question of the myth of the cave. Are we lights, appearances or reflections? Pierre Droulers therefore invites us to
immerse ourselves in a world of appearance and apparition. And to keep wondering: where does movement come from? What animates a moving
body?
Soleils, Pierre Droulers’ last creation, has been created in May 2013 during the Kunstenfestivaldesarts.
Chronology
2012
Associate artist at Charleroi Danses, Choreographic Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, alongside Michèle Anne De Mey and Thierry De Mey
2010
de l’air et du vent – reactivaton 2010
2009
Two Night Ping Pong - Carte blanche “welcome to my world” for 2 dancers
Walk Talk Chalk - for 5 dancers
2005
artistic direction of Charleroi/Danses, Centre Chorégraphique de la Communauté française with Michèle Anne de Mey, Thierry de Mey and Vincent
Thirion
2007
All in All - for 8 dancers, ordering of the national Opera of Lyon
Flowers - for 8 dancers
2004
Inouï - for 7 dancers
2003
Suspension temporelle - Daily interventions echoing an exhibition by Ann Veronica Janssens (8’26”) at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Marseille.
Appartement
- Improvisation/composition for 14 dancers
Parades - for 5 dancers
2001
Sames - Duo with Stefan Dreher
Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo - direction with Jim Clayburgh - opera Emilio De Cavalieri
2000
MA - for 6 dancers
1999
Sortie - solo peformed by Pierre Droulers, music by Steve Lacy
Aventures - direction with Jim Clayburgh, choreography by the Opera of György Ligeti
1998
Multum in Parvo - for 24 dancers
1997
Petites Formes - 8 solo's for 4 dancers Stefan Dreher, Thomas Hauert, Tijen Lawton and Celia Hope-Simpson
1996
De l'air et du vent - for 5 dancers
1995
Mountain/ Fountain - for 6 dancers
1993
Jamais de l'Abîme - for 7 dancers-actors
1992
Humeurs - Duo with Anne Huwerts
1991
Comme si on était leurs petits poucets - for 6 dancers-actors
Mon portrait en 1960 - solo, music by Steve Lacy
Remains - solo, music by Steve Lacy, Festival de Chateauvallon
1989
Ottone, Ottone - Choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
1987
Cadavre exquis - for 7 dancers, CNDC Angers, Théâtre de la Balsamine
1986
Face à face - Duo, choreography by Michèle Anne De Mey
Palindrome - Music by Thierry De Me
1985
Improvisation - Film 16 mm by Eric Pawels, Brussels
Midi-Minuit - duo with Adrianna Borriello, music by Ghédalia Taartè
1984
Miserere - Created with Adriana Boriello, Kazuya, Winston Tong and Susan Deihim
1983
La Jetée - Creation in La Raffinerie (Brussels) at Plan K (with Shéryl Sutton, Patrick Beckers, Michèle Noiret, Eric Sleichim) music by Steve Lacy
Pieces for Nothing - trio with the rock band Minimal Compact
1981
Tips - created with Pascale Martin, François Hiffler, music by Steve Lacy
1980
Tao - duo with Sherryl Sutton
Alba - duo with Kitty Cortes Lynch
1979
Everlone - solo. Encounter with Steve Paxton
Hedges - solo, music by Steve Lacy, Festival International de Théâtre
1976 -1978
Désert - for 6 dancers
Dispersion - for 6 dancers
1969-1972
Bruxelles - interdisciplinary training at Mudra
Paris - Dance with Andy de Groat
Pologne - Tavel and training course with Grotowsky
Repertory
Each Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow
Soleils
Les Beaux Jours
de l'air et du vent
Ping-Pong
Walk Talk Chalk
Flowers
All in All
Inouï
Parades
Sames
MA
Multum in Parvo
Petites Formes
De l'Air et du Vent
Mountain/Fountain
Jamais de l'abîme
Tour
2011
10.05 - de l'air et du vent - CCNFC - Belfort (FR)
23.05 > 11.06 - de l'air et du vent - Théâtre de la Cité interntionale - Paris (FR)
03.08 - de l'air et du vent - Tanzwerkstatt Europa - München (DE)
26 > 30.09 - Je suis seul, avec vous (Workshop) - MAC's - Hornu (BE)
20.10 - de l'air et du vent - Bienal internacional de Dança do Ceara - Paracuru (BRA)
22.10 - de l'air et du vent - Bienal internacional de Dança do Ceara - Fortaleza (BRA)
30.10 - de l'air et du vent - Moving in November - Helsinki (FI)
15.11 - Les Beaux Jours - Biennale de la danse 2011 - Charleroi Danses, Charleroi (BE)
2012
09.03 - Les Beaux Jours - Festival On Marche - Marrakech (MA)
10.03 - de l'air et du vent - Festival On Marche - Marrakech (MA)
24 & 25.03 - de l'air et du vent - Théâtre Sévelin 36 - Lausanne (CH)
28 > 31.03 - de l'air et du vent - ADC Genève - Geneve (CH)
26 & 27.04 - de l'air et du vent - Les Halles - Bruxelles (BE)
2013
22.01 - de l'air et du vent - La Passerelle - Saint Brieuc (FR)
26.01 - de l'air et du ven t - La Halle aux Grains - Scène Nationale de Blois (FR)
28.02 & 03.03 - Each Today is Yesterday’s Tomorrow - Festival On Marche, Marrakech (MA)
20.03 - Les Beaux Jours - Theater aan het Vrijthof - Maastricht (NL)
15.04 - Each Today is Yesterday’s Tomorrow - Leymoun Arab dance platform, Beirut (LB)
20.04 - Each Today is Yesterday’s Tomorrow - Compil d'avril - La Raffinerie, Brussels (BE)
09 > 12.05 - Soleils - Kunstenfestivaldesarts - La Raffinerie - Brussels (BE)
26 & 27.06 - Soleils - Festival de Marseille (FR)
26.10 - Soleils - XXXI Festival Internazionale Nuova Danza - Cagliari (IT)
05 & 06.11 - Soleils - Moving in November - Helsinki (FI)
12 & 13.11 – Soleils - Biennale de Charleroi Danses - Charleroi (BE)
16.11 – Soleils – NEXT Festival - Tournai (BE)
21 & 22.11 - Each Today is Yesterday’s Tomorrow - Festival Mes de Danza - Seville (ES)
13.12 - Soleils - Dampfzentrale - Bern (CH)
2014
25 & 26.11 - Each Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow - Contemporary Dance festival - Incheon - Corée du Sud (KS)
04 & 05.02 – Soleils – Festival Antigel – Genève (CH)
09.03 – Soleils – Festival On Marche – Marrakech (MA)
21 & 22.03 – Each Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow – Festival In Movement, Les Brigittines – Brussels (BE)
19.04 – Each Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow – MolenDance – La Raffinerie, Bruxelles (BE)
13.05 – Soleils – Rencontres chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine St-Denis – Noisy le Grand (FR)
2015
22.01 - de l'air et du vent - Théâtre de Liège - Liège (BE)
Biography
After three years of artistic training at Mudra, the multidisciplinary school founded by Maurice Béjart in Brussels, Pierre Droulers continued his training
in Poland with Grotowski. He participated in Robert Wilson’s workshops in Paris. During a trip to New York in 1978, he discovered the work of the
Judson Church, and returned to dance after seeing Steve Paxton at St Mark’s Church.
He created a solo in Brussels with Steve Lacy, saxophonist and composer (Hedges, 1979). After working on various projects as a choreographer
(Tao, with Sherryl Sutton, 1980 - Tips, with the future Grand Magasin, 1982 - Pieces for Nothing , with Minimal Compact, 1983 - Miserere, with
Winston Tong and Sussan Deihim, 1985 - Remains, with Steve Lacy, 1991, etc.) or as a performer (with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Michèle
Anne De Mey from 1986 to 1989, among others), he created a work in two parts based on Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce, in which he performed in
a variety of ways, incorporating acting, dance, talking and music (Comme si on était leurs Petits Poucets, 1991, and Jamais de l'Abîme , 1993).
The question of form and the construction of a work led to abstraction, disposing of the theatricality which hindered him. He settled the issue of objects
with Michel François (Mountain/Fountain, 1995), and explored light and emptiness with Ann Veronica Janssens – artists aroused his interest in matter
(De l’Air et du Vent , 1996). He alternated between small and large forms, feeling the necessity to be closer to the performer. Petites Formes, 1997,
invited four performers – Stefan Dreher, Thomas Hauert, Tijen Lawton and Celia Hope-Simpson – each to create a small form alongside the one Pierre
Droulers created for them. Multum in Parvo , at the KunstenFestivaldesarts,1998, questioned the notion of mass once again with its 26 dancers. In
2000, Pierre Droulers staged MA at the Festival d’Automne with Michel François, Ann Veronica Janssens and Yuji Oshima – a stroll through the
architecture of modern cities. In 2001, he returned to the stage with Sames, a duo with Stefan Dreher about the question of doubles and the notions of
same and different.
Simultaneously Pierre Droulers opened a venue in Marseille, the Bird Studio, for hosting artistic residencies and north-south migrations on the site of
Cap 15, with its various studios for artistes.
In 2003 he was given a free hand for a production at the Balsamine in Brussels. Dealing with several venues, moments and artistes (Vélo and Scrub
Color II by Ann Veronica Janssens ; Alu by Michel François ; La Maison de Jan Hoet by Koen Theys), this single, unified event presents an itinerary,
a pathway between dance, the visual arts and sound that marks a return to small-scale form (Parades) and to group composition/improvisation
(Appartement ).
In 2004 he produced Inouï , which was presented in Belgium, France and Germany. In 2005 he took part in the Agora project presented in the grounds
of the Parc Royal in Brussels as part of the Kunstenfestivaldesarts, on which he collaborated with the artist Simon Siegmann, the composer George
Van Dam and the writer Jean-Michel Espitallier.
After Flowers, piece for 8 dancers created inside the Charleroi Danses Biennal and the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in 2007, and All in All , commissioned
by the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon, Pierre Droulers presented his piece Walk Talk Chalk , at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in 2009. In 2010, he recreated de
l’air et du vent he presented among others in May 2011 at the Théâtre de la Cité internationale in Paris. The piece is still touring.
Pierre Droulers is now associate artist at Charleroi Danses, the Choreographic Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
Soleils, his last creation, has been created in May 2013 during the Kunstenfestivaldesarts.
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DROULERS
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