Opening

A party with friends, a slightly stuffy atmosphere. Amidst champagne flutes and smartly dressed waiters and waitresses, boredom is not far off. Nothing has been overlooked, not even the DJ. Suddenly, hip hop bursts in and takes hold of the bodies. And the ten dancers alternate between battles and solos, group scenes and moments suspended in apparent nonchalance and renewed grace.
Choreographers Bouzid Ait Atmane and Saïdo Lehlouh celebrate here the disruptive grammar of a counter-culture that never ceases to assert its vitality and creativity. Like a return to the future of the hip-hop movement, Opening is a tribute to its strength, which is more festive and subversive than ever.

DISTRIBUTION
Choreography: Bouzid Ait Atmane, Saïdo Lehlouh
Performers: Karim Ahansal (known as ‘Pépito’), Judicaël Charlyngan Mathurine (known as ‘Cjm’s’), Maryne Esteban (known as ‘Reverse’), Nelson Ewande, Chris Fargeot, Brieuc Le Gall, Sarah Naït Hamoud, Patrick Pires (known as ‘P.Lock’), Oumou Sy, Jimmy Yudat
Lighting: Guillaume Bonneau
Music and arrangements (alternating): Kitoko, Sam One DJ
Costumes: Alexandra Langlois
Props: Mathieu L’Hopitalier

PRODUCTION
Commissioned and produced by: Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar
Distribution: Collectif FAIR-E / CCN de Rennes et de Bretagne
Support: Cités danse connexions

Opening premiered on 7 January 2022 at the Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar as part of the Suresnes Cités Danse festival.