Talking dance is a succession of short choreographic and sound plays made out of a reading voice, an electronic music and a recording in the field. Each sound play is a short fictional choreographic situation without any dialogues. Place, lights, characters... are described in a factual way. The scene takes place outside the theatrical space area : beach, sand dune, forest... People meet and gather up: a walk, a run, a fall, a jump, a turn, immobility... so many choreographic actions, gestures, impulses of individuals in motion, to listen, to imagine.
MUST SEE EVENT : KRAFT WORKSHOP CONDUCTED BY VALÉRIE CASTAN
VALÉRIE CASTAN (France)
Valérie Castan was born in the south of France, named as a boy before birth. Spent one night as Olivier, then became Valérie. Grew up in the Western suburb of Paris in the sleeping workers city. Wanted to dance as a very small child. Started and stopped very quickly the ballet classes of a very strict Russian professor. Trained her body to practice sports everyday, and finally quit gymnastic tournaments because of competition and the fear of falling and death. Then studied for two years as a dancer at the CNDC in Angers. Started dancing all day with other dancers and choreographers and performed different live and physical experiences projects. Beautiful muscles gone with menopause. The eyes and ears learned to describe live dance shows for visually impaired, only in French.
DIANE BLONDEAU (France)
Diane Blondeau started with a classical and jazz piano formation at the National Conservatory of Nice and pursued with a bachelor degree in History of Art and Archeology in the school of Nanterre X in Paris. In 2012, she entered the National Superior School of Art of Nice, Villa Arson ; obtained her National Superior Diploma of Expression of Plastic Arts. Sound, is one of the main materials she uses for her personal plastic research. Since then, she has been part of multiple collective exhibitions, has been working on scenography, stage management and sound design productions .
