L'Amour. La Liberté.
(Love. Freedom.)
In L'Amour. La Liberté. Gwen Rakotovao, investigates the connection between the diversities of culture and human beings. Together they become a catalyst for stories that intertwine and feed each other.
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Rakotovao’s energetic, yet soothing and calming unique vision uses different movements from various styles and cultures. Accompanied by Chopin's nocturnes and in collaboration with the Leeds College of Music, L’Amour. La liberté. offers an insight in what is happening in our society.
Performance history
Premiere:
October 26, 2014, Dixon Place, New York
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2016 Figure of notes, Charles Dullin theatre, Grand Quevilly
2015 Take Root's Festival, Greespace, Queens NY
2015 Chopin Urodzine Festival, Warsaw
2014 Night of 1000 Rabbits, Riley Theatre, 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
& artistic collaborations
Collaboration with the Leeds College of Music initiated by Anastasia Belina Johnson
Pianists
Gavin Doyle, Victor Gutierrez, Daniel Johnson, Joshua Kelly, Beth Temperley.
Programming and sound engineer
Toby Wiltshire, Tom Orrell