Duchesses
2009
Between arid ecstasy, radiant meditation and cruel hypnosis, Duchesses explores an unlikely dance, sovereign and prisoner from the most ancient game of humanity. The hula hoop, symbol of sexual liberation, becomes for the Duchess a choreographic device, instantaneous and incessant, without a past or future – a universal two wheeled vehicle.
Entre extase aride, méditation radieuse et hypnose cruelle, Duchesses explore une danse invraisemblable, souveraine et prisonnière à partir du jeu le plus ancien de l’humanité. Le hula hoop, symbole de libération sexuelle, devient pour Duchesses, un outil de chorégraphie, instantané et incessant, sans passé, ni futur – un véhicule universel à deux roues.
Concept, performance Marie-Caroline Hominal and François Chaignaud
Administration and production MadMoiselle MCH and Mandorle Productions
Booking Sarah de Ganck / Art Happens & MadMoiselle MCH
16 august 2009 Sommer.bar festival Tanz Im August – Berlin (DE)
12-13 march 2010 Les Antipodes – Brest (FR)
01 may 2010 Festival Troubles – Bruxelles (BE)
08 may 2010 Queer Festival – Zagreb
11 June 2010 Festival Latitudes contemporaines – Lille (FR)
24-25 sept 2010 Festival Les Printemps de Septembre – Toulouse (FR)
25 nov 2010 FRAC Lorraine – Metz (FR)
3-4-5 december 2010 Festival Les Urbaines – Lausanne
10-11 january 2011 Festival Particules – Geneva
21 & 22 january 2011 Le Glob – Bordeaux (FR)
11 & 12 march 2011 Théâtre de Chaillot – Paris (FR)
31 may 2011 Festival Transpalettes -Bourges (FR)
18-28 august 2011 Festival Public Affair – Bogota&Cali-Colombia
28 january 2012 TAP – Poitiers (FR)
31 july & 1st august Impulstanz – Vienna
24&25 april 2013 The Invisible Dog, New-York (USA)
27 april 2013 SOMARTS, San Fransisco (USA)
28 april 2013 Night Gallery, Los Angeles (USA)
1er & 2 may 2013 Defibrillator Gallery, Chicago (USA)
3&4th october 2013 TransArte FRAC, Santiago de Chili
6 march 2014 Zürich Moves!
26 march 2016 Wing Plateforme, Hong Kong
27 march 2016 Ox Warehouse, Macau
18 october 2017 Fierce festival, Birmingham (UK)
19 october 2017 FIAC Performance Programm – Paris (FR)
29 june 2019 Festival Extension sauvage, Combourg (FR)
29 july 2019 Festival Ipernatural, Dro (IT)
7 march 2020 Festival Artdanthé, Vanves (FR)
5 mai 2022 Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva