MATKAANU SISTONEN/JILL CROVISIER – DANCE DEVELOPMENT (LU)

DANCE

MATKA

Age : 5+Length : 40’Language : none

Concept : Anu SistonenChoreography : Jill CrovisierPerformer : Piera Jovic, Anthony Michelet, Max HingerMusic composition : Emre SevindikCostumes : Peggy WurthLight design : Elric Vanpouille (Rotondes)Coproduction : Rotondes, Théâtre d’Esch, CAPE - Centre des arts pluriels d’EttelbruckSupport : Centre Culturel Pablo Picasso Homécourt - Scène conventionnée pour le jeune publicTour Co-ordination: Rotondes - LuxembourgPremiere: march 2016 Rotondes - Luxembourg

MATKA is a journey through dance , music and circus ; taking time to make the journey around the globe and finding friends. It is about discovering diverse places where dance and music are intertwined. MATKA is about learning from each other and discovering different cultures. Maybe the journey ends somewhere unexpected, in the universe ...

Past tour dates: 10-15.03.2016 Rotondes-Luxembourg (LU)20-21.03.2016 CAPE - Centre des arts pluriels d’Ettelbruck (LU)29-30.05.2016 Théâtre d’Esch (LU)13-15.06.2016 Centre Culturel Pablo Picasso Homécourt (FR)

Next tour dates: 23-24.09.2018 Kinneksbond - Centre Culturel Mamer (LU)

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

After Duo Duu in 2012 by Anu Sistonen, Dance development wishes to propose a new creation to younger audiences for the year 2016 . The young Jill Crovisier gets to choreograph the new creation called MATKA.

This time it is about travelling. Travel the world in its diversity, taking his time , discovering diverse universes where dance and music are intertwined, and also learning a lot from each other.

Through dance , music, circus but also with the art of “ Cyr Wheel ,” the characters (two dancers and one contemporary circus performer ) help the kids to discover the world, the beauty of a journey and way more. Join Max, Piera and Anthony from one corner

to another of the globe, and even beyond , further up there in the universe ...

The different atmospheres will be accentuated with the music by the composer Emre Sevindik, known for his sound design for theater, film and dance. It will support the travel moments, the emotions of the characters, and highlight different feelings while discovering the world.

The title is “MATKA” which means “journey” in Finnish. This is a short and simple title to pronounce. It embraces the theme of the playful, stands as an easy word to remember and it is also evoking the exotic, with its foreign sounding.

PRESS REVIEWS

« Matka est une pièce pleine de poésie et de joie qui suscite l’émerveillement chez les plus jeunes. Très applaudie, elle a permis au public de prendre part à une histoire pas comme les autres : celle d’un voyage à travers des univers variés où danse, musique et cirque sont intimement liés. »

Luxemburger Wort, March 2016

« Une belle incitation à la découverte de l’ailleurs et de l’autre. »

Le Jeudi, March 2016

TeAM

Jill Crovisier In 2005, Jill Crovisier got selected to participate in the China EU Art School in Beijing, organized by the British Council of Arts. In 2007, she graduated in Ballet and Contemporary Dance from the Conservatory of Music in Esch/Alzette (LU). She continued to study dance in NYC and France, where she also obtained her dance teaching qualification. Jill then joined the Dance Journey Program of the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Israel (repertory of Rami Be’er, Matz Ek and Ohad Naharin). Travelling the world since the age of 16, Jill became increasingly interested in different dance forms. As a dancer, Jill worked for Liat Kedem (AUS), Itai Peri (IL), Anu Sistonen (LU/FIN), Hannah Ma (DE), Gianfranco Celestino (LU), Oz Mulay (IL), Pia Vinson (USA), J.G. Weis (LU). As a choreographer, Jill created R!CE (2013), We are We (2015), STEPS AND BEATS (2015), Zement (2016) and The hidden garden (2016). The hidden garden was produced during the TalentLAB dance project at the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg (mentor : Koen Augustijnen). Her choreographic work has been shown in Europe, Israel and Asia. In 2014, Jill founded the JC Movement Production (dance video). She produced the short dance film DIE STADT in New York City and made the short film LE PARC for JAXON Movement Arts (USA). Jill has taught dance in Luxembourg and Asia. Jill’s work will be represented at the Internationale Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf 2018.

Piera Jovic Luxembourgish with Italian origins, Piera has been formed at the Conservatory of the city of Luxembourg. She then left for training in Spain with the CobosMika company. This is a year of experience and that allows her to take more aware of the world of dance and its thousand

expression possibilities. Piera, freelance dancer resumes her journey in 2013 with projects in Luxembourg and in the region, especially with the company Mirage ( FR), JC Movement Dance Company (LU) and since August 2014 with an own creation , fest . In the past, Piera collaborated with CarréRotondes as an assistant for projects ID (notably Romeo and Julia in 2011). What interests her is to explore the different ideas that each choreographer asked her to appropriate the full and make them individual. She also participated in numerous training courses abroad to continue her studies, as recently with the Philadelphia University of the Arts.

Anthony Michelet Anthony starts with contemporary dance, then quickly shows interest in classical technique and jazz dance. He is formed mainly at the Conservatory (CRD) in Brive- la- Gaillarde , the school Rudra Béjart (Lausanne) , the Conservatory (CRR) from Bordeaux, the Adage Training Center , and the Higher Education Center of music and dance of Bordeaux Aquitaine ( PESMD) where he obtained the State Diploma in contemporary dance. He worked for Olé Khamchanla (cie Kham ) and Carole Vergne (Collectif A.A.O). During his apprenticeship he made multidisciplinary his priority in order to gain a thorough body awareness and sees movement from different angles. Today, his research focuses on the close ties between the body and mind, but also the musical influence that operates on them.

Max Hinger Born in 1989 in Luxembourg, Max began to train circus arts at the elementary school . He then joined the Zaltimbanq circus school in Luxembourg and professionalized in the Brussels Circus School where he completed his training in 2011. During his youth, he took piano and violin

lessons at the Conservatory of the City of Luxembourg and has always shown an interest in the field of performing arts through various internships . Currently he performs as an independent artist and is a teacher of circus art at the Zaltimbanq school (LU), in various primary schools and associations. He recently participated in the show Den Till (a production of TRAFFO program CarréRotondes) as a juggler.

Emre Sevindik Emre, of Turkish origin , was born in September 1973 in Luxembourg. He works in sound design and musical composition in the field of dance, theater and music . Among others, he has worked with choreographers Anu Sistonen , Yuko Kominami, Gianfranco Celestino , Raffaella Galdi and directors Myriam Muller and Robert Wilson. In 2004 , he presented a musical within Audiolabs the MUDAM . In 2006, his sound installation for video Welcome to Paradise was shown at the Architecture

Biennale in Venice and in 2008, he worked as a «sound designer» for a production of Bob Wilson in the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg .

Peggy Wurth Peggy studied at the Wimbledon School of Art in London and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and graduated in ‘Theatre Design : Costume Interpretation‘ in 2003. After initial experience in the UK and Luxembourg, Peggy has worked on various theater projects , dance and cinema: Wild Grace , The House of Bernarda Alba, weired Scenes inside the Gold Mine, Berenice (directed Carole Lorang, the Theatre of the City of Luxembourg, La Compagnie du Grand Boube ), Dance - What about noise , Wilhelm B. (Directed by Carole Lorang, CarréRotondes), Life, Image X, Flood (choreography of Anu Sistonen , Dance Development), Bopebistro Tour (Legotrip / Maskénada ), Isabelle, distant Neighbourhood, Irina Palm, Bye Bye Blackbird (Samsa film), Before dawn, Deepfrozen (Iris films).

COPRODUCER

Rotondes

Rotondes is a one- of -a -kind venue consisting of two abandoned railway roundhouses. The cultural centre hosts events that range from performing to visual arts, as well as numerous conferences, group projects and workshops for all ages. Always scouting for new talent, Rotondes is targeting the youth, both as an audience and active participant, to the extent that, over the years, it has become an incubator for new ideas, strengthening the linkage between culture and education. Akin to its artistic endeavours, Rotondes is also a platform where important social issues are being tackled in a very practical way through workshops and/or affirmative action.

CAPE

CAPE is a recognized player in Luxembourg’s cultural life. Its activities meet the guidelines of specifications whose word is diversity. On this basis, the CAPE offers each year a professional artistic programming, open to artists and troupes from abroad as much as the young Luxembourgish creation. Each year, through more than 90 performances, the public can enjoy the classic forms of the main artistic disciplines, but also discover the most current proposals. Through the program for children CAKU, proposed jointly with the House of Culture of Mersch (Mierscher Kulturhaus), CAPE is for all ages. Even if a show is an endless source of entertainment, it is also undoubtedly a discovery tool, querying and understanding of the world.

Théâtre d’Esch

The theater of Esch has a cross- -border dimension always looking for quality more and more professional, while maintaining excellent relations with foreign theaters of high level. The program is varied: theater performances in several languages, dance performances, operas, operettas, concerts, variety, etc. In addition it has a smaller venue (jazz concerts, lectures..) and a host structure, the Restaurant/Bar, offering drinks and food to the public. The second floor of the theater is also used for the presentation of artistic or thematic exhibitions, especially in the «Art Gallery». This gallery is intended meeting place of confrontation and animation in the field of plastic arts, this not only for the Grand Duchy, but also for the Greater Region.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Team on tour

3 performers 1 technician 1 choreograph/ tour manager

PRICE (excl. VAT or other taxes) Day 1 / 2 performances: 3700€

Day 2 / 1 performance: 1200€ Day 2 / 2 performances: 2000€

For 3 performances or more, thank you for contacting for financial conditions.

Copyrights for music (SACEM) are not included in the price and will be borne by the Organiser.

All additional expenses such as withholding tax will be the responsibility of the organiser.

Accommodation & per diem Hotel 3* minimum and per diem for 5 persons, supported by the organiser

Travel Costs 5 persons from Luxemburg. Train, van or plane according to the destination.

Duration: 40 minutesAge: 5+Maximum audience: 250

Technical Information

Min. stage size: 14m x 12m

Build-up:2 x 4 hours for light and run-throughThe technical build-up only concerns light and sound.

The performance has no scenery.

Possibility to play 2 performances per day. The dancers need a long warm-up, it is difficult for them play 2 performances on a half-day or before 10 am. We thank you for your understanding.

ConTACT

Rotondes

3, place des Rotondes

L-2448 Luxembourg

+352 2662 2007

rotondes.lu

rotondes.lu/pro/creations/

Angélique D’Onghia Tour manager

ontour@rotondes.lu +352 26 62 2007 +352 691 45 77 56

elric Vanpouille Technical contact

elric.vanpouille@rotondes.lu +352 2662 2065 +352 661 21 26 42

Video & Trailer Trailer:

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Video: vimeo.com/190115754 password : MATKA