Necesito, pièce pour Grenade

The young performers of the Choreographic Ensemble bring to life the precise writing of choreographer Dominique Bagouet’s dance and imagination the with a piece performed in its entirety for the first time in thirty years.

Necesito, pièce pour Grenade is a sunny piece, evoking an imaginary Spain, including the splashing of fountains in the patios, the sensuality of Arab-Andalusian song as well as  pop music. A group of tourists in shorts and summer dresses walk hurriedly about. They stretch voluptuously, then sit or lie down. A pink marble floor inlaid with mosaics is reminiscent of the Alhambra. This work, the last by Dominique Bagouet, who died of AIDS just thirty years ago, expresses above all an amusing taste for freedom and a sensitivity for the fragility of the things of life. Its rich gestures, which borrow from all styles of dance, are perfect for highlighting the expressiveness and subtlety of the young dancers of the Choreographic Ensemble of the Paris Conservatory.

Agnès Izrine

Photo: © Laurent Philippe