A/R Collective

Artistic genre: Musical and choreographic work for public spaces
Year created: 2023

A love for panic and a sense of drama
A love for a concert gone wrong
A love for a thick fog that obscures the horizon
A love for a frenzied crowd
A love for a glance exchanged and two bodies touching
A love for a wave that grows far too big, uncontrollable
A love for a siren wailing in a concrete jungle
A love, a breach, a fever
A love for a boisterous youth
A love for red or pink
A love for a happy ending

We love catastrophe,
A declaration of love for shared open spaces: a public square, a forecourt, an esplanade, as a starting point. A central place of passage, encounters, and revolt. A place of unity in response to a shared event that creates a breaking point. A before and an after. A festive, tragic, political turning point that becomes part of the collective memory of bodies. A crowd of muscles, edges, faces, and individuals who intertwine, dance, rise up, and freeze. Time stands still. Between tension, reaction, confrontation, and uprising, everyone, from their own vantage point, is involved.

We Love Catastrophe - Episode #1
We Love Catastrophe - Episode #2

Goals of the residency: To further develop the relationship between music and dance in the performance. The set design and costumes will also be finalized during this 15-day residency. The goal of the residency is to create an initial framework for the piece and present it at the end of the residency.

Concept: Paul Changarnier, Thomas Demay, and Julia Moncla / Dancers: Olivia Caillaud, Thomas Demay, and Maxime Herviou (alternating with Martín Gil), Julia Moncla, Jérôme Oussou, Thalia Provost, and Joan Vercoutère / Musicians: Kim Dee (cellist/vocalist) and Théo His-Mahier (drums/guitar) / Sound and Stage Manager: Anouk Audart / Costume Designer: Elisabeth Cerqueira / Set Design and Construction: François Gauthier-Lafaye / External Consultant: Marie-Lise Naud / Circus Consultant: Mosi Espinoza / Production Administration: Julie Duchènes / Production and Distribution: Marie Doré

Production: Collectif A/R / Co-production: CND Centre National de la Danse, Drôle d'équipage - Théâtre de Givors, Chalon dans la rue CNAREP Chalon-sur-Saône, Le Fourneau CNAREP Bretagne / Production support: Le Moulin Fondu CNAREP Ile-de-France, Réseau Risotto - Île-de-France network for the development of street arts and public space, Le Club des Six - street arts network in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand - national theater / Residency support: Boom’Structur - Clermont-Ferrand choreography hub, Drôle d'équipage - Givors Theater, Les Subs Lyon - A vibrant space for artistic experiences, NTH8 as part of the Maison de la Danse’s off-site residency program - Transformations! , La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand - National Theater, Le Moulin Fondu CNAREP Ile-de-France, L'Abattoir CNAREP Chalon-sur-Saône, Mille Plateaux CCN and Sur le Pont CNAREP La Rochelle, Le Fourneau CNAREP Bretagne and the Communauté de communes du Pays des Abers / With the support of Spedidam. The A/R collective is a company under contract with the Ministry of Culture / DRAC Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, and supported by the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region and the City of Lyon. For the 2022/23 season, the A/R collective is an “artist in residence” at the Centre National de la Danse in Lyon.