ZIMARèl

GOUNOUJ - LÉO LÉRUS

SYNOPSIS

« Gounouj » means « frog » in the Creole language of some regions of Guadeloupe, Léo Lérus’s native island. In this lush land, particularly hit by the harmful effects of human activity, Léo Lérus and his dancers have watched and translated in their bodies the phenomenon of homeostasis, which is the adaptation of a system to external contingencies in order to maintain its equilibrium.

DISTRIBUTION

Choreography : Léo Lérus in collaboration with the dancers

Dancers : Arnaud Bacharach, Robert Cornejo, Johana Maledon, Andréa Moufounda

Assistant : Asha Thomas

Musical concept : Léo Lérus

Musical composition and interactive sound design : Denis Guivarc'h, Gilbert Nouno, Arnaud Bacharach

Recorded percussionist : Arnaud Dolmen

Voice sample : Napoléon Magloire

Lighting design and technical manager : Chloé Bouju

Costumes : Bénédicte Blaison

Production : Zimarèl / Léo Lérus

Touring Agent : La Magnanerie

COPRODUCTION & PARTNERS

VIADANSE - Centre Chorégraphique National of Bourgogne Franche-Comté in Belfort / La Filature, Scène Nationale of Mulhouse / CCN - Opéra national du Rhin Ballet / POLE-SUD Strasbourg / CNDC Angers / L'Artchipel Scène Nationale of Guadeloupe / TROIS-CL Luxembourg /

Dispositif Récif - Karukera Ballet / French Ministry of Culture’s program “Mondes Nouveaux”  / With the collaboration of Moka Production

Zimarèl / Léo Lérus is supported by the Department of Cultural Affaires of Guadeloupe, and by the Regional and Departmental Council of Guadeloupe.

Léo Lérus is an associate artist of VIADANSE - Centre Chorégraphique National of Bourgogne Franche-Comté in Belfort.

This project has been submitted for support to the Fund for artistic and cultural exchanges (FEAC) and ADAMI.

TOURING SCHEDULE

Premiere 8 & 9/03/2024 : La Filature, Scène Nationale of Mulhouse
From 13 to 16/03/2024 : CHAILLOT, Théâtre National de la Danse Paris
21/03/2024 : CNDC, Angers
16 and 17/04/2024 : PÔLE SUD, Strasbourg
10/05/2024 : L’ARTCHIPEL, Guadeloupe
28/06/2024 : FUORI PROGRAMMA, Rome (in situ version)
26 & 27/09/2024 : CCNT, TOURS
08/03/2025 : L’OCTOGONE Theater, Pully, Switzerland
13/05/2025 : AUBUSSON, Scène nationale, Théâtre Jean Lurçat
15/05/2025 : MALAKOFF, Scène Nationale, Paris region
18/05/2025 : SARTROUVILLE Theatre, Paris region
13/11/2025 : Bienal Internacional de Danza de Cali, Colombia
23/11/2025 : NEXT Festival, Centre culturel d’Ypres, Belgium
28 & 29/11/2025 : Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
10 & 11/12/2025 : Le ZEF – Scène Nationale de Marseille
09/01/2026 : Le Cargo, Segré-en-Anjou Bleu
03/02/2026 : Théâtre Le Rive Gauche, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
07 & 08/02/2026 : Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris
10 & 11/02/2026 : Théâtre de Cornouaille, Scène Nationale de Quimper
13/02/2026 : La Passerelle, Scène Nationale de Saint-Brieuc

LINKS

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Photo by Laurent Philippe