An effervescent, sensual ballet. An odyssey of exuberant beauty
Catching a lion needs a thousand dogs revives the irreverence and spontaneity of the Dadaist spirit in a hybrid, immersive performance.
CATCHING LION NEEDS A THOUSAND DOGS is an adventure and a journey into another cabaret of the world, where the political becomes fabulous, where hope reclaims its place, where the theatrical machine explores the complex dynamics of power, anonymity and the emancipation of the individual in search of freedom.
This play takes the audience on an emotional journey that examines the challenges faced by individuals in their quest for power, and the survival tricks used to regain their freedom. It sheds light on inner struggles, the absurdity of being human, and invites the audience to reflect on the nature of power, how it is exercised and the consequences of its pursuit.
The choreographic duo have created an immersive, committed new show, rich in the diversity of their performers, transposing what's left of Dada into our world to create a resolutely contemporary base, critical of a corseted society and embodying the contradictions that surround us.
Catching lion needs a thousand dogs'' is an artistic zone where archetypes are turned upside down by creatures who invite themselves onto the stage to share their doubts, their courage, their desires and, above all, their dreams.... A new cabaret-politics, as Berthold Brecht might have dreamed it, where all points of view on the world and the archetypes that surround us produce a sense of the common. Inspired by the Cabaret Voltaire of 1916, which gave birth to the Dada movement and the principles of Dadaism, which nearly a century later remains as relevant as ever. Born of a profound rejection of war and the armament society, iconoclastically revealing the bankruptcy of civilization, it advocates confusion and absolute doubt, and extols the virtues of spontaneity, movement and joie de vivre.
Whether a dreamlike utopia or a daydream, "Catching Lion Needs a Thousand Dogs" is more than just a performance art piece. It's a call to action, an invitation to question established norms, to transcend the Manichean vision and envision a future where difference and complexity of viewpoints underpin rather than destroy the world.
An effervescent, sensual ballet. An odyssey of exuberant beauty
Catching a lion needs a thousand dogs revives the irreverence and spontaneity of the Dadaist spirit in a hybrid, immersive performance.
Production: SINE QUA NON ART
Coproduction: O.A.R.A - Office Artistique de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine,
La Coursive - Scène Nationale de la Rochelle,
VIADANSE - Centre Chorégraphique National de Bourgogne Franche-Comté
Ballet-du-Rhin Centre Chorégraphique National Mulhouse,
La Passerelle - Scène Nationale - St Brieuc,
Scène Nationale du Sud-Aquitain,
Malandain Ballet Biarritz - Centre Chorégraphique National de Nouvelle-Aquitaine en Pyrénées-Atlantiques,
Opéra de Limoges
Partner : KLAP - Maison pour la Danse - Marseille
Concept - Choreography - Set design - Costumes: Christophe Béranger and Jonathan Pranlas-Descours
Created in close collaboration with:
Yohann Baran (Fr)
Sarah Deppe (Be)
Vincent Clavaguera(Fr)
Ramiro Erburu (Arg)
Alejandro Fusterguillen (Sp)
Florence Gengoul (Fr)
Julie Laventure (Fr)
Yasminee Lepe (Ch)
Colas Lucot (Fr)
Lucille Mansa (Fr)
Max Makowski (Pl)
Marius Moguiba (Ci)
Sakiko Oishi (Jp)
Jonathan Pranlas-Descours (Fr)
Anthony Roques (Fr)
Musical composition and dramaturgy : Julia Suero (Arg)
Dramaturgy: Georgina Kakoudaki (Gr)
Lighting design: Olivier Bauer
Sound engineering: Pierre Hébras
Administration: Denis Forgeron
Sound mixing: Christophe Dupuis
Stagiaire: Cyprien Boone, Lino Jaricot, Hugo Hagen
Acknowledgements: Stéphane Chaperon