Performance “Crowd” by Gisele Vienne at BAM Next Wave
Performance
The dancing bodies of the different performers are frozen in sublime compositions
October 13 - October 15, 2022 | 7:30pm
US Premiere of Gisele Vienne’s performance “Crowd” at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Gisèle Vienne stops time in this hypnotic work that’s captivated audiences from Tokyo to Sao Paulo. the acclaimed French choreographer transports us to a rave, conjuring up a cinematic fever dream, a sacred ritual, and a night spent losing oneself in the crowd. The air throbs with pulsing beats from the radical EDM artists of 90s Detroit. Time ebbs and flows, capturing a moment of explosive synchronicity or slowing down to illuminate the tiniest movements, as 15 individual stories emerge and are subsumed by the group.
Sound design by Peter Rehberg and Stephen O’Malley
Lighting design by Patrick Riou
Conception, Choreography and Scenography by Gisèle Vienne
Dramaturgy by Gisèle Vienne and Denis Cooper
With leadership support provided by Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Additional support from FUSED, a program of Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States
In association with FIAF – Crossing the Line Festival
After BAM, “Crowd” will travel to Montreal at USINE C (October 19-20) and then to Los Angeles (October 26-27), presented by Dance Reflexions, Van Cleef & Arpels in association with Los Angeles Dance Project
