Concept, direction, choreography and set design Gisèle Vienne
Musical composition Stephen O’Malley and Peter Rehberg,
Book and lyrics Dennis Cooper
Lighting Patrick Riou
Fog sculpture Fujiko Nakaya
Video Shiro Takatani
Created in collaboration with and performed by Jonathan Capdevielle, Nuria Guiu Sagarra and Jonathan Schatz
Costume design and styling José Enrique Oña Selfa
Falconer Patrice Potier / Les Ailes de l’Urga
Thanks to Anja Röttgerkamp and Vilborg Àsa Gudjónsdóttir for their advice
Doll design Gisèle Vienne
Doll fabrication Raphaël Rubbens, Dorothéa Vienne-Pollak, Gisèle Vienne
Recreation of trees and consultancy Hervé Mayon / La Licorne Verte
Hollowing and recreation of trees François Cuny / O Bois Fleuri, les ateliers de Grenoble
Make-up and hair Rebecca Flores
Video programming Ken Furudate
Fog engineering Urs Hildebrand
General direction Nicolas Barrot
Stage management Philippe Deliens and Antoine Hordé
Lighting desk Arnaud Lavisse and Samuel Dosière
Sound desk Adrien Michel
Costume creation Marino Marchand
Floor decor Michel Arnould and Christophe Tocanier
English-French translation of script Laurence Viallet
Thanks to Jean-Luc Verna, André Leclerc and the Iroise Archery Club, Carl Faia, Monique Vialadieu & Gérard Hourbette, Dorothéa Vienne-Pollack, Jean-Paul Vienne, les bûcherons du bois de Keroual, Ivana Jozic, Alexandre Vienne, Stanick Jeannette, Aurore Ponomarenko, Pauline Blouch, Eliane Roudaut, Isabelle Piechaczyck, Nicolas Minssen, Christophe Lebris, Gérard D’Élia
Original music
From The Skies (O'Malley/Rehberg)
Guitar, bass: Stephen O'Malley
Drums: Masami Akita
Electronic music: Peter Rehberg
Bowing2.1 (O'Malley)
EMS Synthi, Hammond organ: Stephen O'Malley
Piano: Jim O'Rourke
Violin: Eyvind Kang & Timba Harris
Fieldwork1 (Rehberg)
Electronic music: Peter Rehberg
Dynasty (O'Malley)
Guitars, Piano: Stephen O'Malley
Piano: Jim O'Rourke
Tuba, Trombone: Greg Powers
Trombone: Stuart Dempster
Violin, Trumpet: Timba Harris
French horn: Josiah Boothsby
Violin: Eyvind Kang
Olympia (O'Malley/Rehberg)
Electronic music: Stephen O'Malley & Peter Rehberg
Sirens (O'Malley)
Percussion, Electronic music: Stephen O'Malley
Mepry (Rehberg)
Electronic music: Peter Rehberg
Expected To Survive (Rehberg)
Electronic music: Peter Rehberg
Concrete Breathing (Rehberg)
Electronic music: Peter Rehberg
Sexy Angel (O'Malley / Cooper)
Vocals: Noriko Tujiko
Lyrics: Dennis Cooper
Guitar: Stephen O'Malley
Guitar: Michio Kurahara
Bass: William Herzog
Drums, Percussion: Atsuo Mizuno
French horns: Chet Scott
Cold & Sexy (Rehberg)
Electronic music: Peter Rehberg
Edited in Brest in 06/10
Bowing2.3 (O'Malley)
EMS Synthi: Stephen O'Malley
Piano: Jim O'Rourke
Violin: Eyvind Kang & Timba Harris
Singing bowl: Chet Scott
Olympia/Fieldwork2: Outro (O'Malley/Rehberg)
Electronic music: Stephen O'Malley & Peter Rehberg
Production and distribution Alma Office: Anne-Lise Gobin, Alix Sarrade, Camille Queval & Andrea Kerr
Administration Etienne Hunsinger & Giovanna Rua
Production DACM
Co-production Festival d’Avignon l Le Quartz-Scène Nationale de Brest l Festival/Tokyo l Steep Slope Studio-Yokohama l steirischer herbst-Graz l Comédie de Caen-Centre Dramatique National de Normandie l Centre Dramatique National Orléans/Loiret/Centre l Kyoto Experiment Festival with support from Saison Foundation & EU Japan Fest l BIT Teatergarasjen-Bergen l Göteborg Dans & Teater Festival l Kampnagel-Hamburg l The National Theatre-Oslo l Centre Chorégraphique National de Franche-Comté à Belfort, as part of the studio allocation scheme l Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble, as part of the studio allocation scheme l residence-association ArtZoyd, Le phénix, Scène Nationale Valenciennes
With support from Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN Program l City of Grenoble I Étant donnés, the French-American Fund for the performing arts, a program of FACE l DICREAM Ministry of Culture and Communication l Culturesfrance and the City of Grenoble, as part of the Culturesfrance-City of Grenoble Convention l Cultural Office of the Embassy of France in Tokyo l SACD, through the Stage Music Fund l Departmental Council of Isère
Thanks to the Franco-Japanese Institute of Tokyo and the Villa Kujoyama, the Franco-Japanese Institute of Kansai-Kyoto. Co-produced by NXTSTP, with support from the EU Culture Program.
The troupe was hosted in residence for rehearsals at Quartz-Scène Nationale de Brest, the Centre National de la Danse in Pantin, the Centre Chorégraphique National de Franche-Comté in Belfort as part of the studio allocation scheme, Steep Slope Studio-Yokohama and Centquatre in Paris.
Compagnie Gisèle Vienne is recognized by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication – the Grand Est Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs (DRAC), the Region of Grand Est and the City of Strasbourg.
The troupe receives regular support from Institut Français for foreign tours.
Gisèle Vienne is associate artist at CN D Centre National de la Danse and at the Théâtre National de Bretagne.
The troupe also receives support from Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.