modul-dance

an artist’s-eye view

PARIS

Modul-dance is a multi-annual cooperation project with the participation of 20 European dancehouses from 16 countries.

 One of the project’s key elements is the promotion of mobility,

so that artists receiving its support follow itineraries across Europe to develop their creative work and present it to different

audiences.  

Each of the guides in this collection shows a city from the viewpoint of a local artist, who proposes his or her own particular route to artists in transit, seeking to put them in connection with their host city. While these city routes

share some basic features, each one is different and in their differences lies a wealth of gazes, aesthetics, approximations to the local and much more. In a word, they form a mirror of the

diversity that modul-dance has always fostered.  

The Paris city guide has been possible thanks to the curatorial work of Centre national de la danse, a partner

in the modul-dance project.

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François Chaignaud

Born in Rennes, François Chaignaud is a graduate of the Conservatoire Supérieur de Danse de Paris. He has danced with a number of choreographers since 2003: Boris Charmartz, Emmanuelle Huynh, Gilles Jobin, Tiago Guedes, Alain Buffard… Likewise, he has given performances and concerts at a great diversity of venues, in the crossroads of different inspirations – from erotic literature (Aussi bien que ton cœur ouvre moi les genoux, 2008), through operetta, to the art of the hula hoop (Duchesses, 2009, created with Marie-Caroline Hominal). François has begun some collaborations too, particularly with the legendary San Francisco drag queen Rumi Missabu, the performance artist Benjamin Dukhan, and the cabaret performer Jérôme Marin (Sous l’ombrelle, 2011). In 2012 he took part in the creation of Dominique Brun’s Sacre # 197. Also a historian, he has published L’affaire Berger-Levrault: le féminisme à l’épreuve (1898-1905) at PUR. François Chaignaud and Cecilia Bengolea founded the company Vlovajob Pru in 2008. Subsequently, a sustained dialogue between the two choreographers gave life to a set of diverse works. Together they have created Pâquerette (2005-2008), Sylphides (2009), Castor et Pollux (2010), Danses libres (with choreographies by François Malkovsky and Suzanne Bodak, 2010), (M)IMOSA (co-written and interpreted with Trajal Harrell and Marlene Monteiro Freitas, 2011), Altered Natives’ Say Yes To Another Excess – TWERK (2012), and DUB LOVE (2013). In 2009, Cecilia Bengolea and François Chaignaud were awarded the Critics Choreographic Revelation Prize. François Chaignaud and Cecilia Bengolea were associate artists at the Ménagerie de Verre (Paris) between 2011 and 2013.

vlovajobpru.com

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A small but essential sample of French identitiesElegance. Voluptuousness. Melancholia

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100% French

04 A hot chocolate?AngelinaRue de Rivoli 226. District 1

chocolateDone!

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out of range

Out of rangeErnest. Pas de talent sans talon hautBoulevard de Clichy 75. District 9

Done!

trendy

02Trendy (3 in 1)Petit Palais. Art. Food. Nature

Done!

Done!

A scenic alibi in ParisMen will poison you and make you come back,again and again

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french menDone!

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07Something for freesortie-gratuite.fr

freeDone!

08An aperitifPanaché. Lol

aperitifDone!

DetailRue Bobillot 43. District 13

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detailDone!

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Done!

A restaurant with no starsDaily monop. Lol

restaurant

09A strange placeRue Rochambeau 12. District 19

strangeDone!

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12ShowcasingCatch me singing on the metro

catch meDone!

13One place I personally recommendMdtRue des Dames 25. District 17

recommendationDone!

14A panoramic viewRue des Envierges 1. District 20

panoramic viewDone!

11 A place where you can find meLes chics types20 Avenue Laumière 20. District 19

find meDone!

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16A souvenirJovoy ParisRue de Castiglione 4. District 1

souvenir Done!

don’t missDone!

17 Something not to be missedA night with a Parisian, of course, or at least an hour, anywhere

An open marketPuces de Saint Ouen

marketDone!

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COLLECTION

Athens (GR)

Barcelona (ES)

Bassano del Grappa (IT)

Dresden (DE)

London (GB)

Paris (FR)

Poznań (PL)

Stockholm (SE)

Toulouse (FR)

Vienna (AT)

Coordination of the guide at CND Paris: Olivier Vergnac

Printed in 2014

MODUL-DANCE PARTNERSadc Genève CH (associated partner) - Art Stations Foundation Poznań PL - CDC Toulouse FR - CND Paris FR - Centro per la Scena Contemporanea Bassano del Grappa IT - Dance Gate Lefkosia Cyprus CY - Dance Ireland Dublin IE - Dansens Hus Stockholm SE - Dansehallerne Copenhagen DK - DeVIR/CAPa Faro PT - DDRC Athens GR - HELLERAU-Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden DE - Kino Šiška Ljubljana SI - Maison de la Danse Lyon FR - Mercat de les Flors Barcelona ES - Plesna Izba Maribor SI - Danshuis Station Zuid Tilburg NL - Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf DE - Tanzquartier Wien AT - The Place London GB

MODUL-DANCE PROJECT MANAGEMENTMercat de les Flors

Project leaderFrancesc Casadesús

Project assistantMara Maso

Project advisorUlrike Kuner

Communication managerSílvia González

Project managerAmélie Louys

Lleida, 59 ES Barcelona · 08004 Tel. + 34 932 562 600 modul-dance.eu

modul-danceParis, an artist’s-eye view

This work programme has been funded with the support of the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be hold

responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.