ZOO / THOMAS HAUERT

Inaudible, created in 2016, draws on the concept of “interpretation”. Thomas Hauert resorts to existing pieces of music and relates them very closely to structured improvisations linked to the music. In this case, the dancers tackle the Concerto in F by George Gershwin and Ludus de Morte Regis by contemporary composer Mauro Lanza. Always in search of new approaches to dance, Hauert reverses the technique of Mickey Mousing (film music that highlights every physical movement) and makes the movements directly follow the music. The result is a very detailed, condensed choreography, a fascinating series of movements that make for a tangible musical experience.

In 1998, the Swiss dancer Thomas Hauert formed his own company of contemporary dance ZOO/Thomas Hauert and has created more a dozen pieces which have toured all over the world. He has also created pieces for e.g. P.A.R.T.S., the Zurich Ballet, Toronto Dance Theatre and Candoco Dance Company. Hauert is the academic director of the new bachelor degree in contemporary dance at the school La Manufacture in Lausanne since 2014. In Barcelona he has presented Modify, Walking Oscar and Accords with ZOO and the duet From B to B with Angels Margarit and La mesura del desordre with the group La Bolsa.

Concept and direction Thomas Hauert / Dance created and performed by Thomas Hauert, Fabian Barba, Liz Kinoshita, Albert Quesada, Gabriel Schenker, Mat Voorter / Music George Gershwin, Concerto in F; Mauro Lanza, Ludus de Morte Regis
Production ZOO/Thomas / Co-production Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi Danses – Centre chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, La Bâtie-Festival de Genève, PACT Zollverein (Essen), CDC Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson, Ircam – Centre Pompidou (Paris), Théâtre Sévelin 36 (Lausanne), Centre chorégraphique national de Rillieux-la-Pape – director Yuval Pick / Supported by Wallonia-Brussels Federation – dance section, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Loterie Nationale, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Ein Kulturengagement des Lotterie-Fonds des Kantons Solothurn, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Wallonie-Bruxelles Théâtre/Danse / Studio Charleroi Danses / La Raffinerie (Bruxelles), Grand Studio (Brussels), Centre chorégraphique national de Rillieux-la-Pape – director Yuval Pick / Acknowledgements Les Cris de Paris – direction Geoffroy Jourdain – responsible for the commission, and performer in 2013 of the piece Ludus de Morte Regis by Mauro Lanza at the ManiFeste festival (Ircam – Centre Pompidou)

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