L'AMOUR. LA LIBERTÉ.
In L’Amour. La liberté. Gwen Rakotovao, explores the connection between cultures and human beings with a message of hope that one day this connection will allow the gaps between generations, genders, judgments and individuals to heal.
Rakotovao’s energetic, yet soothing and calming unique vision uses different movements from various styles and cultures. Mixed with music in collaboration with the Leeds College of Music, L’Amour. La liberté. expresses a fresh insight in what is happening now in our society.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Premiere:
October 26th 2014, Dixon Place, New York
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2016 Figure de notes, théâtre Charles Dullin, le Grand Quevilly
2015 Take Root's festival, Greespace, Queens NY
2015 Chopin Festival Urodzine, Warsaw
2014 Night of a 1000 Rabbits, Riley Theater, Leeds
L'amour. La liberté. Processus of creation in New York © Benjamin Petit
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Brittany Schmid
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Brittany Schmid
L'amour. La liberté. in New York © Benjamin Petit
L'amour. La liberté. in New York © Benjamin Petit
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Brittany Schmid
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Esta Vida Photo
L'amour. La liberté. in New York © Benjamin Petit
L'amour. La liberté. in New York © Benjamin Petit
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Brittany Schmid
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Esta Vida Photo
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Brittany Schmid
L'Amour. La liberté. in New York by Brittany Schmid
Rehearsal L'amour. La liberté with the Students of Northern School of Contemporary Dance in leeds
PARTNERS
and collaborators
PIANISTS
Gavin Doyle, Victor Gutierrez, Daniel Johnson , Joshua Kelly, Beth Temperley.
PROGRAMMING & ENGINEER.
Toby Wiltshire, Tom Orrell