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NZ PREMIERE.
An exceptionally bold piece of dance theatre, Loin... (Far...) is
an intense, poetic exploration of the misshaping effects foreign
invasion and colonisation can have on individuals, families and
society.
How does one express a history of suffering and violence?
In this captivating solo work, experimental choreographer Rachid
Ouramdane controls a multi-media set, punctuating video testimonies
with an expansive soundscape and lending a physical presence to the
show's disembodied voices with sequences that are by turns fluid
and unwavering, quiet and frenetic.
In Conversation:
Friday 4th March
Loin… (Far…) Rachid Ouramdane in conversation with Dr Nick
Rowe
An exceptionally bold piece of dance theatre, Loin... (Far...)
is an intense, poetic exploration of the misshaping effects foreign
invasion and colonisation can have on individuals, families and
society. Layered with musings on his own hybrid identity,
(Ouramdane is French born with Algerian roots), the work is infused
with the personal histories of others, including extracts from the
journals his father kept while he was in the French Army during the
occupation of Algeria, testimony from his mother and interviews
with victims of the war in Vietnam.
Since graduating from Centre National de Danse Contemporaine of
Angers in 1992, Ouramdane has produced a significant body of work
that interrogates the gap between personal experience, official
history and contemporary identity.
Loin...(Far)... is presented as part of
FranceDanse 2011, four choreographers supported in their Auckland
performances by the Institut Francais.
PHOTOGRAPH: Erell Melscoët
FRANCEDANSE NEW ZEALAND 2011 - INSTITUT
FRANCAIS
Through its initiatives within France and beyond its borders,
through bilateral operations with countries, through its
development activities especially on the African continent and in
the Caribbean region, Culturesfrance is committed to establishing
long term and equitable relations amongst the world's
cultures. Culturesfrance dance department focuses on touring
companies and choreographers throughout the world, ensuring their
presence at festivals and in the international spotlight.
Since 2007, eight FranceDanse projects have been launched
across Europe, Canada, Russia and China creating the opportunity
for partnerships to develop and present a diversity of styles and
aesthetics in the dance field.
With support from
and program Afrique et Caraibes en creation
rachidouramdane.com