So Schnell
Dominique Bagouet
Catherine Legrand
In 2024, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Maison de la Danse for the presentation of So Schnell choreographed by Dominique Bagouet in 1990 and recreated by Catherine Legrand in 2020.
The choreographer, Dominique Bagouet, came to public attention in the 1980s and is a leading figure in the new French dance scene. Twenty-nine years after Bagouet’s passing, Catherine Legrand recreated one of his major shows: So Schnell.
Escorted by a Bach cantata and its sonorous counterpoint, this twelve-person dance is light and lively, and simultaneously raging and tenacious. These contrasts make it an explosive performance of subversive joy.
The energy and grace of the performers are matched by the exacting precision of the choreography.
Photo: © Caroline Ablain
About the artist
© Caroline Ablain
Catherine Legrand
In 2024, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Maison de la Danse for the presentation of So Schnell choreographed by Dominique Bagouet in 1990 and recreated by Catherine Legrand in 2020.
Dominique Bagouet
Born in Angoulême in 1951, Dominique Bagouet receives classical training before obtaining his first engagements with the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, and then working with Maurice Béjart in Brussels. In 1974, he begins intensive training with Carolyn Carlson and Peter Goss, before leaving for the United States. He returns to France in 1976, devotes himself to choreography and founds his own company.
In 1980, he is invited to create the Centre chorégraphique régional de Montpellier. After Une Danse blanche with Eliane, Grand corridor discreetly lays the foundations for "Bagouetienne writing". In 1981, he becomes artistic director of the first Festival International Montpellier Danse. Dominique Bagouet is named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1988 and receives the Grand Prix National de la Danse in 1989. In December 1990, So schnell premieres to mark the inauguration of the new Berlioz Opera at Montpellier's Corum.
Dominique Bagouet passes away in
December 1992.
Text : © Les Carnets Bagouet
Photo: © Christian Ganet
