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NAHASDZÁÁN
IN THE GLITTERING WORLD
a look back at the WORLD PREMIERE APRIL 2019
Nahasdzáán (The Mother Earth), the much-anticipated dance-oratorio by French composer Thierry Pécou and librettist Navajo poet Laura Tohe, premiered in April 2019 at Rouen Opera. The creative partnership between Pécou and Tohe is the result of an intensive, immersive cultural dialogue with indigenous elders that began in 2016 in Arizona.
« Thierry Pécou established Ensemble Variances in 2009 and since that time has attracted attention from across the globe with his distinct, beyond definition productions. During his tenure at Paris Oper, Gérard Mortier called these forms "frontière" ... At this borderline or rather cross-border area, Thierry Pécou now introduces the "choreographic oratorio. »
« Inside the Théâtre des Arts, an extraordinary assemblage of songs, music, dances and staging of wild animals - wolf, vulture, owls and eagles, directed the specialist Luc Petton and his company Le Guetteur took place. »
OUTRE-MÉMOIRE
beyond memory
BACK TO THIERRY PÉCOU’S SIGNATURE PIECE BEYOND MEMORY - RECENTLY ON INTERNATIONAL TOUR AGAIN
« Sound of the slave trade - The way the composer refers to Caribbean music and jazz - not by simply quoting it but always remaining true to Thierry Pécou - makes Outre-mémoire a fascinating piece! »
Mannheimer Morgen [DE], April 10, 2019
Highlights
The Ensemble Variances receive support from Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication - Drac Normandie, Région Normandie, Spedidam, Sacem, Ville de Rouen, Odia Normandie, Onda. The Ensemble Variances is member of Fevis, Futurs Composés, Bureau Export and Profedim. It is member of Groupement d'Employeurs Solstice, supported by Région Normandie.
