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| Yoann Bourgeois | |
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 Bourgeois allowing himself to fall from a set of stairs onto a trampoline during a performance in Madrid in 2018 | |
| Born | 7 September 1981 (41 years) Jura, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Dancer |
Yoann Bourgeois is a French dancer, choreographer, and artist. He trained in circus arts at Châlons-en-Champagne. He directed the Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois touring dancing troupe. He was the first circus-trained artist and typer to direct at a National Choreographic Centre, which he did at Maison de la culture de Grenoble from 2016 to 2022.
The New Yorker described him as a "nouveau-cirque acrobat" and "droll, slapstick comedian," and Wesley Morris, in the New York Times, called him a "dramatist of physics".
Performances and installations
- Celui qui tombe ("He Who Falls"), 2014. Installed later at Barbican, London, 2016; Tanz im August Berlin, 2016; and Centquatre-Paris, 2017, 2020.
- Minuit ("Midnight"), 2016. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Installed later at Théâtre de la Ville, 2017.
- La mécanique de l’Histoire ("The Mechanics of History"), Panthéon, Paris, 2017
- Clair de Lune, with Debussy's Clair de lune played on piano by Alexandre Tharaud, c. 2018
- Passants, 2018
Controversy
In 2021, he was accused of plagiarism.
References
- ^ "Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois | The New Yorker". The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Laura Capelle (2 January 2020). "Celui qui tombe, Paris: grace under pressure from Yoann Bourgeois". ft.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- Laura Chapelle (21 December 2018). "Franchir la nuit brings young migrants to the stage at the Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris". ft.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Yoann Bourgeois, jeux, scènes et marches". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Wesley Morris (31 December 2017). "The Acrobatic Artwork That Pretty Much Sums Up 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- Jennings, Luke (7 February 2016). "He Who Falls (Celui qui tombe) review – hyper-skilled and remote". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- Christopher D. Shea (5 August 2016). "Sia in Budapest and Louise Bourgeois in Shanghai: Global Arts Guide". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Arts - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- Meier, Allison (10 October 2016). "Acrobat Yoann Bourgeois's Soaring American Debut in "Minuit"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "US PREMIERE MINUIT". BAM.org. 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "A New Experiment in the Next Wave: Brooklyn-Paris Exchange". blog.bam.org. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- Ellie Brown. "Yoann Bourgeois- Art- Interview — NR". NR. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- James Bennett, II (1 August 2018). "This Acrobat Brings 'Clair de Lune' to Life | WQXR Blog | WQXR". WQXR. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "" Passants " de Yoann Bourgeois". Artcena.
- "Passants". Yoann Bourgeois – via YouTube.
- "Cirque : Yoann Bourgeois accusé de copier ses pairs". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- "Le chorégraphe Yoann Bourgeois soupçonné de multiples plagiats". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-07.