PETIT TRAVERS COLLECTIVE /DEBUSSY STRING QUARTET
Our Internal Mornings
ARTIST INITIATIVESFrom 7 years old
1h15
From 7 y/o
The ten jugglers of the Petit Travers Collective reveal their unique practices and backgrounds in a choral piece set to music by the Debussy String Quarter. A collective self-portrait resembling a perfectly staged ballet.
In Our Internal Mornings, each artist in the collective reveals him/herself a little to blend more fully into a common movement and to draw a world of relationships, of mischief and lyricism, and of music and dance. In a series of scenes, each performer demonstrates his/her specific technique (balls, sticks, etc.) and listens to his/her words, which were put together by writer Jean-Charles Massera and recorded. Little by little, a mosaic of moments and flashes of individual thought emerges, echoed by the group. The dynamic is reinforced by the repertoire chosen with the Debussy String Quartet, ranging from the baroque fantasies of Henry Purcell to the repetitive romanticism of composer Marc Mellits. The intertwining motifs of early music set the stage for the collective compositions, while the rhythmic nature of the contemporary music supports and accompanies each juggler’s individual words and acts. The collective traces an infinite and infinitely graceful playing field within a modular stage design.
Open seating.
Cultural action and mediation
Alongside La Villette’s artistic and cultural education team, the company’s performers hold three post-performance meetings following school and extracurricular shows, three open rehearsals, and four surprise interventions in high schools across the Île-de-France region.
The performances on November 15, 16, and 17 are part of the Nuit du Cirque, an international event organized by Territoires de Cirque, with the support of the Ministry of Culture.
Media partners
Writing Julien Clément and Nicolas Mathis Staging Nicolas Mathis Text and acting direction Jean-Charles Massera Musical conception Christophe Collette
With the musicians of the Quatuor Debussy and the jugglers of the Collectif Petit Travers: Eyal Bor, Julien Clément, Rémi Darbois, Amélie Degrande, Bastien Dugas, Alexander Koblikov, Taichi Kotsuji, Carla Kühne, Emmanuel Ritoux, Anna Suraniti
Music Henry Purcell and Marc Mellits Lighting creation Arno Veyrat Costumes Léonor Boyot Gellibert Speech laboratory Stéphane Bonnard Construction of the scenography Olivier Filipucci Focus on gesture Violeta Todo Gonzalez Voice over Jean-Charles Massera and Martin Séve General and lighting management François Dareys or Thibault Thelleire Sound management Victor Page or Eric Dutrievoz
Production direction Anna Delaval Logistical coordination Audrey Paquereau Technical coordination Samuel Wilmotte Production administration Géraldine Winckler
Production Collectif Petit Travers, in partnership with Quatuor Debussy
Co-production and residency welcome Maison de la Danse, European creation hub, Lyon, La Biennale de Lyon, Le Carré magique, National Pole Circus in Brittany, AGORA – National Pole Circus Boulazac – Nouvelle Aquitaine, Platform 2 Circus Poles in Normandy I La Brèche in Cherbourg and the Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf, Le Sirque, National Pole of Circus Arts Nexon Nouvelle Aquitaine
Co-production Initiatives d’Artistes / La Villette – Paris, La Cité Bleue, Geneva, Théâtre de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, National Scene, Equinoxe – National Scene of Châteauroux, Le Carreau, National Scene of Forbach and East Moselle, La Rampe-La Ponatière, conventioned scene of national interest art and creation dance and music, Echirolles
Residency welcome Circa, National Circus Pole, Auch Gers Occitanie, Théâtre de Privas – conventioned scene – Art in Territory / Centre Ardèche, National Popular Theater, Villeurbanne
With the support of SPEDIDAM, the National Music Center, and the City of Villeurbanne
The Collectif Petit Travers is conventioned by the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) and by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region.
The Quatuor Debussy is conventioned by the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, and the City of Lyon.
It is supported by the Metropolis of Lyon, SPEDIDAM, and SG Auvergne Rhône Alpes.
Practical information
Espace Chapiteaux
Metro (subway)
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin (+10 min. walk)
Check the operational status of the elevators by calling 01 40 03 75 75
Metro (subway)
Line 7 - Corentin Cariou (+10 min. walk)
Metro (subway)
Line 7 - Porte de la Villette (+10 min. walk)
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de la Villette (+15 min. walk)
Bus
Lines 139, 150, 152 - Porte de la Villette
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
- PRM contact at 01 40 03 75 75
- Open seating.
- Performances on November 15, 16 and 17 are part of Circus Night.
- Mondays and Tuesdays off
- Several dining options available in the park before or after the show.
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