BAL – première

The piece BAL is inspired by the lives of two legendary figures of Luxembourgish folk dancing, Josephine and Claudine Bal. Born in Luxembourg in the 1920s, the sisters Bal have developed Luxembourgish folk dancing into a highly theatricalised form and, with their company, the Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg, have enchanted audiences both in Luxembourg and abroad. The creation is based on an extensive documentation collected in a series of international archives as well as on unique testimonials by contemporaries of the family Bal and former dancers of the troupe. Further collaborations with archivists from around the world have made it possible to reconstruct fragments of the original repertoire, which it will be a rare treat to experience again after more than forty years since the company’s disbandment. With this, BAL offers a rare glimpse of an extraordinary luxembourgish cultural heritage that is largely lost.

The piece will be supported by an exhibition of rare historical photographs that document the sisters’ early life and gradual success.

In English and some Luxembourgish.

 

Concept and direction: Simone Mousset

Performed by and devised in collaboration with: Simone Mousset, Elisabeth Schilling

Music: Maurizio Spiridigliozzi

Costumes: Mélanie Planchard

Production: Mierscher Kulturhaus

Co-production: TROIS C-L Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois

Developed with the support of: the Ministry of Culture Luxembourg, the Fonds culturel national Luxembourg and SACEM Luxembourg.

Première: 25/26 April 2017 Mierscher Kulturhaus

28 April TUFA Trier

httpss://www.kulturhaus.lu/fr/121/0-id-336-mode-getdetails/

httpss://www.tufa-trier.de/33.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3828

SIXFOLD – preview press articles

After the first preview of SIXFOLD, Elisabeth is on the main page for culture in ‘Le Quotidien’. Elisabeth will preview SIXFOLD again at Cercle Cité next week: April 19th, 7pm.

httpss://cerclecite.lu/en/agenda/les-emergences-vol-4-prelude/#axzz4e4OGa9KI

‘Two dances for Phill Niblock’ in Highlights – Tate Modern

‘Two dances for Phill Niblock’ for Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights, is featured in the highlights of the festival:

https://www.facebook.com/tategallery/videos/10155208123373993/

SIXFOLD – previews

Elisabeth is excited to be previewing her new piece ‘SIXFOLD’, created in collaboration with visual artist Alexander Ruth in the coming month. Extracts of the piece will be shown at the press conference of TROIS C-L, Centre de Création Chorégraphiqe, April 11th, as well as on April 19th at Cercle Cité in Luxembourg.

SIXFOLD was created with generous support by  Silvio und Waltraud dell` Antonio-Kunsmann-Stiftung, TROIS C-L – Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois, Seoul Dance Centre, Seoul Foundation for the Arts, Kulturstiftung Rheinland – Pfalz, City Moves Dance Agency, Scotland, The Studio, Shetland, Franje, Norway, Sjönevad Art Center, Sweden and Kunst Mainz!.

httpss://www.danse.lu/evenements/les-emergences/les-emergences-vol-4/

Extract of Bal at TROIS du 3

On March 3rd, Elisabeth will dance an extract of Simone Mousset’s new piece BAL at Trois du 3 at TROIS C-L, Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois.

httpss://www.danse.lu/evenements/3-du-trois/avril-2017/