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DAFNE BIANCHI / Cie NÉPHÉLÉ • La Breva
SOLEN ATHANASSOPOULOS / CIE MOAKOSSO • KnowNess, l’histoire d'un ancêtre

18.11.202621.11.2026
Discipline
Duration

Approx. 1h20

2026 creations

How do our bodies inherit from those who came before us? Through La Breva and KnowNess, two choreographers explore heritage as a living material, summoning figures from the past in order to think about memory as a force that can inhabit our bodies and be reinvented through movement.

DAFNE BIANCHI / Cie NÉPHÉLÉ • La Breva
In La Breva, Dafne Bianchi shares the stage with her sister Anaïs Mauri to explore what binds them beyond the realm of words. Inspired by the women in their family and their lives in Italy and then in France, they have created a dance permeated with inherited memories, sensations, and gestures. Blending hip-hop and krump, the duo’s performance is both refined and powerful. The absent continue to be present for the living, and a sisterly bond creates a space for support, love, and transmission.

SOLEN ATHANASSOPOULOS / CIE MOAKOSSO • KnowNess, l’histoire d’un ancêtre
In KnowNess, Solen Athanassopoulos explores memory and identity through a collective search situated halfway between hip-hop freestyle and narration. Letters addressed to ancestors become material for dance, in which things remembered and imagined fuse together and become embodied on stage. Between improvisation and composition, the performers navigate by their own voices and those of people who came before them, supported by a live musical performance. The piece turns the stage into a space for the circulation of legacies, in which identity is constructed, shared, and reinvented.

Agenda
Wed. 18.11
8:00 PM
Thu. 19.11
7:00 PM
Fri. 20.11
8:00 PM
Sat. 21.11
6:00 PM
Prices
Full price 16€
Subscribers & adherents 10€
Under-28s 10€
Under-18s 10€
Under-12s 10€

More prices here →

Agenda
Wed. 18.11
8:00 PM
Thu. 19.11
7:00 PM
Fri. 20.11
8:00 PM
Sat. 21.11
6:00 PM
Prices
Full price 16€
Subscribers & adherents 10€
Under-28s 10€
Under-18s 10€
Under-12s 10€

More prices here →

Practical information

Access

Grande Halle – Salle Boris Vian

Métro

Ligne 5 - Porte de Pantin

Tram

Tram 3b - Porte de Pantin

Bus

Bus 75, 151 : Porte de Pantin

Bike GH

Vélib' docking points

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Bike racks

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Electric bikes

A battery container is located in front of the Grande Halle.

Parking

Q-Park

Philharmonie

Q-Park

Cité de la Musique - La Villette

Q-Park

Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire

Parking

Cité des Sciences

Accessibility
  • Accessibility contact for people with reduced mobility: +33 (0)1 40 03 75 75
  • This space is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
  • This space is partially accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people, depending on the programme.
  • This space is partially accessible to people using hearing aids, depending on the programme.
  • This space is partially accessible to blind and visually impaired people.
  • This space is accessible to people with psychological, cognitive and intellectual disabilities.
Useful information
  • Food and drinks in the hall before and after the performance, provided by the Soré grocery store.
  • Several food and drink options are available in the park before or after the performance. Discover them HERE.

Access to the venue is subject to a security check.

  • The following are prohibited: all glass containers, sharp or blunt objects, weapons of any kind or replicas, animals except guide dogs, large bags and luggage, and batteries for electric bicycles and scooters.
  • Security staff have sole discretion over which items may or may not be brought into the venue.
  • Food may not be brought into the performance venue.

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