on dance-techTV: VÉRONIQUE DOISNEAU de Jérôme Bel et Pierre Dupouey

[Marlon Barrios Solano]

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France, 2006, vidéo, couleur, 37'
Production : Opéra national de Paris / Telmondis

In response to a documentary commission on the Opéra de Paris,
Jérôme Bel designed a solo show based on dancer Véronique Doisneau.
Doisneau is a «sujet» of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris on the verge of
retirement. On stage, in short minimalist sequences, she evokes her life
inside and outside of the ballet and explains and dances memorable
moments of her career. The film, which developed out of this show,
insists on the poetry and quality of her movements, definitively
defining Véronique Doisneau as (a) character.

Student of the Centre national de danse contemporaine d'Angers from
1984 to 1985, Jérôme Bel danced in France and Italy before becoming
Philippe Decouflé's assistant for the ceremonies of the XVIth Olympic
Winter Games in Albertville, in 1992. From Nom donné par l'auteur, his first piece in 1994, and The show must go on in 2001, up until the more recent Pichet Klunchun & myself in 2005, Jérôme Bel has been working internationally and shares his time between Paris and Rio de Janeiro. His creation, Véronique Doisneau, opened
the season of the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris in 2004. The film
based on the show was directed with cinematographer Pierre

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[Armando Menicacci]

Yhat's one of the most interesting pieces in contemporary dance of the last 20 years in my opinion.
Armando Menicacci