Tour calendar

September 2023

  • 15 : Saint-Etienne (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 20 : Lyon (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 21 : Lyon (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 22 : Lyon (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 30 : Aubusson (FR) - Le Grand Bal

October 2023

  • 03 : Divonne les Bains (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 05 : Andrézieux Bouthéon (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 07 : Cusset (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 10 : Villefranche-sur-Saône (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 13 : Vénissieux (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 17 : Cébazat (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 19 : Béziers (FR) - Le Grand Bal

January 2024

  • 23 : Grenoble (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 24 : Grenoble (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 30 : Satrouville (FR) - Le Grand Bal

February 2024

  • 01 : Colombes (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 03 : Noisy-le-Sec (FR) - Le Grand Bal

March 2024

  • 01 : Antony (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 02 : Antony (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 07 : Sète (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 09 : Martigues (FR) - Le Grand Bal

May 2024

  • 21 : Saint-Etienne (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 22 : Saint-Etienne (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 23 : Saint-Etienne (FR) - Le Grand Bal
  • 24 : Saint-Etienne (FR) - Le Grand Bal

Le Grand Bal

Dyptik

Choreography – Artistic Direction : Souhail Marchiche & Mehdi Meghari
Performers : Mounir Amhiln, Charly Bouges, Yohann Daher, Nicolas Grosclaude, Hava Hudry, Beatrice Mognol, Carla Munier, Davide Salvadori, Alice Sundara
Musical Creation : Patrick De Oliveira
Lighting design : Richard Gratas & François-Xavier Gallet-Lemaitre
Set design: Hannah Daugreilh
Paint : Loïc Niwa
Costumes : Hannah Daugreilh & Sandra Bersot

Created in 2023 – Duration 60min

With this new piece, Souhail Marchiche and Mehdi Meghari question current society and the emancipation of bodies. They are once again inviting us to revolt with this fictional dance under pressure.

Under the alcoves of a place of worship that gradually opens up into a vast space of light, the 9 dancers are gripped by a Dance Fever, oscillating between light and darkness, strangely reminiscent of the mysterious evil that spread through Strasbourg at the beginning of the 16th century.

Like a shudder that gradually sweeps through the whole group, this galvanising frenzy frees up bodies on the verge of implosion. Reflecting an individual revolt facing the harmful everyday life, it may also be a metaphor for the shared despair of a people in distress…

The dance and music act as a catalyst, triggering a chain reaction that culminates in the climax of this rite: a collective trance, which will define a redemptive or fatal end for the group.

Coproduction and support :
La Compagnie Dyptik, Les Studios Dyptik, Maison De La Danse & Biennale De La Danse De Lyon, Stora Teatern – Goteborg, La Comédie – CDN de St Etienne, Théâtre Des Bergeries – Noisy Le Sec (artiste associé), IADU La Villette, CCN du Havre – Cie Massala, Théâtre Jean Lurçat – Scène Nationale d’Aubusson, Théâtre De Cusset (artiste associé), Amman Contemporary Dance Festival, Théâtre Du Parc – Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Domaine De Bayssan – Béziers, Centre Culturel Athena – La Ferté Bernard, L’AvantSeine – Théâtre De Colombes, Sémaphore – Théâtre de la ville d’Irigny
Support for creation :
DRAC Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Conseil Départemental de la Loire, Ville de St Etienne, ADAMI, SPEDIDAM, Conseil Départemental de Seine-St-Denis, Institut Français