“THE WAVES”- 2004
To create this piece, Claudio Bernardo had several sources of inspiration: The music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of the main leader of Bossa Nova, the famous composition of Claude Debussy “La Mer” and the book “ The Waves” written by Virgina Wolf. The influence of the music of the French Impressionists, and in particular the compositions by Debussy are rather important, even deciding in the work of Jobim. The dance, here, winding, nonchalant and geometric, reveals many links between these two composers (Debussy/Jobim) and the writer (Wolf). This piece has the taste of a journey on the open sea.
Using samples of emblematic music, this performance is also a tribute to the movie and choreography movements of the “Nouvelles Vagues” that still mark our times and minds.
Choreography and Stage Direction: Claudio Bernardo
Assistant to Stage Direction: Jean Noël Delfanne
Performers: Anne-Cécile Massoni, Milton Paulo, Thomas Regnier, Claudio Bernardo
Music: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Claude Debussy, extracts from the remix by Geer Jansens (“Biosphère”) and from the original soundtrack from “Le Mépris” by Jean-Luc Godard
Musicians: Laurence Gomez, Stéphane Ginsburgh, Steve Gibbs
Arrangements: Steve Gibbs, Jean-Luc Fafchamps
Music Adviser: Henri Greindl
Light Designer: Marco Forcella
Costume Designer: Christoph Broich
Set Designer: Jeroen Gerats
Set Artists: Frédéric Op de Beck, Olivia Mortier
Stage Manager: Nixon Fernandez
Photographer: Jean-Luc Tanghe
Special thanks to Matteo Moles
Produced by As Palavras-Cie Claudio Bernardo, with the support and facilities of the Manège, Mons
Co-produced by the Centre des Arts d’Enghien les Bains (France)
Financial Support from the Communauté Française Wallonie-Bruxelles-Service de la Danse (French Community Wallonie-Brussels- Dance Departement) and from the City of Mons
