{"id":644561,"date":"2024-05-23T15:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T15:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/?post_type=app_professional&p=644561"},"modified":"2025-10-09T21:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T21:39:43","slug":"announcing-the-2025-fused-grantees","status":"publish","type":"app_professional","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/announcing-the-2025-fused-grantees\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2025 FUSED Grantees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This initiative aims to foster artistic exchanges in the contemporary field between France and the United States, by supporting tours and collaborative projects.

Discover the 2025 supported projects, which will be on tour in the U.S. and France from June 2025 to August 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FUSED program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Denise Littlefield Sobel, and to the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Institut fran\u00e7ais.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

***This page will be updated regularly with performance dates and locations.***<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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October 23 – 25, 2025 | OZ Arts Nashville, Nashville, TN<\/a>
\nOctober 28 – November 1, 2025 | The Joyce Theater, New York, NY (part of Crossing The Line 2025<\/em> presented by L’Alliance New York)<\/a><\/h5>\n

Artistic Direction and Choreography by Souhail Marchiche and Mehdi Meghari, w<\/em>ith Mounir Amhiln, Charly Bouges, Yohann Daher, Nicolas Grosclaude, Hava Hudry, Beatrice Mognol, Davide Salvadori, and Alice Sundara<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In this singular production, a choreographic fever seizes ten dancers, rendering them isolated and immobile. Gradually, they pulse back to life with intense energy, mirroring society\u2019s recovery from the standstill of the pandemic. Dance and music come together in a choreography that urges the body to rebel\u2014as if dancing were the only path to freedom.
\nBased in Saint-\u00c9tienne, France, Compagnie Dyptik, was founded in 2012 by choreographers Souhail Marchiche and Mehdi Meghari. Renowned for its dynamic and powerful hip-hop dance performances, the company often explores themes related to social issues, individual struggles, and collective identity.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Compagnie Dyptik here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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October 9-10, 2025 | Duke Arts, Durham, NC<\/a>
\nOctober 15-17, 2025 | New York Live Arts, New York, NY (part of Crossing The Line 2025<\/em> presented by L’Alliance New York)<\/a>
\nOctober 22-23, 2025 | Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH<\/a><\/h5>\n

Choreography and Performance by Wanjiru Kamuyu with Sherwood Chen and Elodie Paul<\/em><\/p>\n

Following her theatrical dance solo An Immigrant’s Story,<\/em> Wanjiru Kamuyu explores the body\u2019s ability to question the stories and emotions it holds. How do we break free from the memories stored in our cells, our muscles, our tissues, our organs, and our blood? How do we reclaim our life stories? In this piece, three performers come together to investigate the body’s capacity to liberate itself from the entanglement of inherited, lived, and repressed stories.
\nWanjiru Kamuyu is a Kenyan-American-French choreographer and dancer, whose work delves into the intricacies of identity, memory, and the African diaspora. With a background in both New York and Paris, she has collaborated with notable figures like Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Bill T. Jones. Her choreographic style blends contemporary expression with deep explorations of personal and collective narratives, aiming to highlight marginalized stories.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the artist and her work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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February 20-21-22, 2026 | BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY<\/a><\/h5>\n

Artistic concept and direction by (LA) HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer and Arthur Harel, with dancers from the Ballet National de Marseille<\/em><\/p>\n

(LA)HORDE, the trio that has directed the Ballet National de Marseille since 2019, has transformed the historic southern French port into a hub for contemporary dance. Age of Content<\/em> is a prime example of the collective\u2019s post-internet dance: poetic, post-punk, and politically engaged, it is packed with influences from fashion and video games to club culture.
\nFormed by Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, and Arthur Harel, (LA)HORDE is a French collective that blends dance, performance, and visual arts. Its work explores contemporary social and political issues, often incorporating internet culture and digital aesthetics. Known for their innovative and boundary-pushing creations, (LA)HORDE has gained international recognition for their bold and thought-provoking productions.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the collective and their works here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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October 24-25, 2025 | Japan Society, New York, NY (part of Crossing The Line 2025<\/em> presented by L’Alliance New York)<\/a><\/h5>\n

By Kaori Ito & Yoshi Oida, performed by Kaori Ito & Paul Lazar<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspired by the Noh play Aya no Tsuzumi<\/em> and its adaptation by renowned Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima, The Silk Drum<\/em> is an hour-long duet originally performed and developed by France-based Japanese artists Kaori Ito and Yoshi Oida. With text by French novelist and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re, the performance tells the story of an aging stagehand, who falls in love with a young dancer rehearsing her part. In this latest production, Kaori Ito will reprise her role as the young dancer with American artist Paul Lazar interpreting the role of the elderly stagehand. Paul Lazar will create his own choreographic adaptation of the role in collaboration with Ito with Oida serving as an advisor and consultant.<\/p>\n

Based in Paris since 2003, Kaori Ito is a celebrated Japanese dancer and choreographer. In 2015, she founded her company, Him\u00e9. In the same year, she was awarded the Prix Nouveau Talent Chor\u00e9graphie by the SACD and made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2023, Ito was appointed as Director of the TJP, Centre Dramatique National de Strasbourg – Grand Est.<\/p>\n

Yoshi Oida is a Japanese actor, director, and writer, based in France since 1968. Known for his work with Peter Brook, he also appeared in films by Peter Greenaway and Martin Scorsese and is the author of three books on acting.<\/p>\n

Paul Lazar is a founding member of Big Dance Theater, whose work includes commissions from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Walker Art Center, Dance Theater Workshop, Classic Stage Company, and Japan Society. He has appeared with The Wooster Group in productions of North Atlantic, Brace Up!, Emperor Jones, <\/em>and The Hairy Ape<\/em>. Lazar has acted in over 40 feature films, including Snowpiercer, The Host, Silence of the Lambs <\/em>and Philadelphia.<\/em><\/p>\n

Learn more about the piece here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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