« 10000 gestes » de Boris Charmatz

Boris Charmatz's "10000 gestes" is a choreographic piece conceived as a repertoire of gestures, a "forest of movements" performed by a community of dancers. Each performer follows 400 unique, non-reproducible instructions, ensuring that every gesture is distinct and never repeated by another dancer. The work explores the impossibility of symmetrical movement, creating a constellation of bodies in constant, unique interaction.

Ten years after its Berlin premiere, this "monster" piece retains its power, offering a live performance where each representation is one-of-a-kind. Charmatz pays homage to the impermanence of dance and the strength of bodies on stage, with about twenty interpreters bringing the choreography to life. The piece is a bubbling of choreographic ideas that sweep the audience along, a rain of movements without end.

The performance is part of Charmatz's artistic journey, where the past nourishes the present of creation. He has "occupied" museums, choreographed the city, and reconnected with ancestral forms like the round and the circle. With each proposal, he re-engages his know-how, making "10000 gestes" a unique adventure in dance.