CARTE BLANCHE – The Norwegian national company of contemporary Dance

Choreography Frédérick Gravel

A key element of Carte Blanche’s performance ‘But Then We’ll Disappear (I’d Prefer Not To)’ is the meeting between people. It questions how we meet other people – and how difficult it is to find one’s place in a community, and explores issues relating to the individual, ‘I’, and their place in the group, ‘we’.

Founded in the Norwegian city of Bergen in 1989, Carte Blanche tours nationally and internationally with 2 or 3 shows each year. Frédérick Gravel, current artistic director of the Canadian creation and production company Daniel Léveillé Danse, is known for turning choreographic structures upside down, often including elements of rock music and performance art. As an artist, Gravel has many labels: light artist, musician, composer, performer, dancer and choreographer.

Choreograhy & Lighting Design Frédérick Gravel / Music Philippe Brault / Costume Design Indrani Balgobin / Choreographic Assistant Jamie Wright / Dancers Caroline Eckly, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Nadege Kubwayo, Dawid Lorenc, Adrian Barczak, Aslak Aune Nygård, Ole Martin Meland, Brecht Bovijn, Gaspard Schmitt,Irene Vesterhus Theisen, Naomi Schouten, Ihsaan de Banya, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Manon Campion / Original Songs by Frédérick Gravel
A co-production Bergen International Festival 2021
Original Cast Ole Martin Meland, Mathias Stoltenberg, Caroline Eckly, Adrian Bartczak, Dawid Lorenc, Max Makowski, Aslak Aune Nygård, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Nadege Kubwayo, Timothy Bartlett, Anne Lise Rønne, Vilja Kwasny, Mai Lisa Guinoo