AMAR, A.: Pixel [Contemporary Dance] (Compagnie Kafig, 2014)
Soloist:
Carton, Julien
Soloist:
Nemtanu, Sarah
Soloist:
Salat, Nuria Rovira
Soloist:
Versnaeyen, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble:
Compagnie Kafig
Composer:
Amar, Armand
Pixel
Venue: Maison des Arts et de la Culture, Creteil
Date of Concert: July 2014
Playing Time: 01:10:45
Catalogue Number: 2.110386
UPC: 747313538652
Pixel is a stunning contemporary dance performance for 11 dancers in a virtual and living visual environment. A work on illusion combining energy and poetry, fiction and technical achievement, minimal music and hip-hop. It opens a dialogue between the synthetic world of digital projection and the real bodies of dancers. Pixel appeals to fans of contemporary dance, urban and hip-hop moves, with elements of circus too. Artistic Director and choreograper Mourad Merzouki, together with his Compagnle Kafig has elevated hip-hop to the world stage. In doing so he has created a multicultural contemporary dance form which takes equal place with modern dance and other idioms of the genre. He has incorporated circus elements, martial arts, contemporary dance and puppetry, and brought in performers from Algeria, Brazil and Taiwan in order to develop his ideas. The music was composed by French composer Armand Amar won a Cesar award for his original soundtrack.
