The Gyre

Creation 2018

Worldpremiere – 18th November 2018 at Tanzfestival in Winterthur, Winterthur (Switzerland)

All matter is vibration and subject to change. An endless amount of possible forms arise and collapse from this incessant flux, conducted by an urgent need to exist and transmit.

The Gyre is a duet evolving from one basic action: walking.

Gravitating around one shared central point, walking accelerates into a whirling, fathoming the mechanics of a relationship. Persistence and steady transformation unfold into a rigorous, yet fragile complementary score. Fugacious shapes emerge along the orbiting trajectory and coalesce with the subtle design of light and sound. In every instant of a turn, the two performers drift in and out of another, the distinct lines and contours of the bodies blur delicately into one.

ALL THINGS COME,ONE BY ONE
DIVERSE AND ALIKE
WOVEN AND BRANCHED
AND FROM THIS RANGE OF EXISTENCE
NOTHING COULD BE TORN APART

Press

 

“Forty minutes of hypnotic beauty. (…)
Neither monotonous nor linear, the choreography and sound design together transport us into a sensation of vertigo. (…)
The Gyre is a thousand miles from a demonstration of physicality or strength; it is an intuition rather than a statement, with great finesse in gesture and performance.”

— Marie Godfrin-Guidicelli, Ouvertauxpublics.fr, 18.1.2023

 

“Angela Rabaglio and Micaël Florentz deliver an incredible performance of rare precision. (…) The choreographic duet is highlighted by a beautiful lighting, a walking in unison for an infinite journey through life.”

— Paula Gomes, Theatreactu.com, 17.02.2023

 

“A fascinating gyratory pas de deux whose exhilaration is renewed all the way to the end. ”

— Rosita Boisseau, 06.05.2022

 

« A masterpiece, worthy of the first Keersmaerker, both in its radicality and its rigor and mastery of its execution. The two dancers, on a music reminiscent of Steve Reich’s Drumming, draw, in a quasi-perpetual movement, each his own circle, imbricated in that of the other. Micaël Florentz and Angela Rabaglio gently orchestrate a meditative and intoxicating trance set like music paper, a journey that tells us about the couple, how to be one when we are two, always in unison, it is at the same time minimalist, of a dangerous beauty so much one looks for the misstep (which will never come), and a saving optimism as for the romantic relation. »

Thomas Adam-Garnung | Ballroom – Revue n°21, 05.03.2019

Awards

  • Partner Award by Dansateliers (NL)
    in June 2019 at the International Duet Competition RIDCC in Rotterdam (NL).
  • First price at La Grande Scène (FR)
    in November 2018 and touring support by the French network Les Petites Scènes Ouvertes for the Saison 2019/20.

Credits·

concept and interpretation: 
Angela Rabaglio and Micaël Florentz

light design and scenography: 
Arnaud Gerniers and Benjamin van Thiel

music (original composition): 
Daniel Perez Hajdu

outside Eye: 
Dagmar Dachauer

production: 
Tumbleweed

communication / distribution:
Quentin Legrand (Rue Branly)

co-production: 
Dansomètre / Oriental-Vevey (CH), Garage29 (B), Wolubilis (B)

residency partners:
Charleroi Danse (B), de Warande (B), Destelheide (B), Carthago (B), Dance Atelier (IS) Reykjavik (IS), MMF Slaturhusid (IS), The Freezer (IS), Dampfzentrale (CH), Lo Studio (CH), CCN Roubaix (FR)

supported by: 
Fédération Wallonie – Bruxelles, Wallonie – Bruxelles International
in co-realization with the french network “Petites Scènes Ouvertes” and the support of ADAMI

Next dates

2024

12 Nov

The Gyre

L'étincelle - Rouen,

Rouen (
76000), France

Website

Past dates

19 Jun

The Gyre

MACRO – Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Roma,

Rome (00198), Italie

Website

09 - 10 Aug

The Gyre

Danseu Festival Les Piles,

Les Piles (46712), Espagne

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12 - 13 Sep

The Gyre

Pôle Sud CDCN,

Strasbourg (67100), France

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15 Feb

The Gyre

Les Hivernales,

Avignon (84000), France

Website

18 Jun

The Gyre

Festival Extension Sauvage,

BAZOUGES-LA-PÉROUSE (35560), France

Website

11 - 14 Oct

The Gyre

Châteauvallon Liberté,

Ollioules (83190), France

Website

27 Jan

The Gyre

Pays de Danses - Centre Culturel d'Engis,

Engis (4480), Belgium

Website

21 - 23 Apr

The Gyre

Les Brigittines,

Bruxelles (1000), Belgium

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04 - 06 May

The Gyre

Théâtre de la Ville - Espace Cardin,

Paris (75008), France

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08 - 09 Jun

The Gyre

Festival Perspectives,

Saarbrücken (66117), Germany

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25 Jun

The Gyre

Theaterschool,

Amsterdam (), Nederland

Website

27 - 28 Aug

The Gyre

La Bâtie - Festival de Genève,

Genève (1201), Switzerland

Website

19 May

The Gyre

Festival Danse de tous les sens,

Falaise (14700), France

Website

30 Jun

The Gyre

Tanzbiennale light,

Heidelberg (69115-69126), Germany

Website

03 Jul

The Gyre

Charleroi danse,

Charleroi (6000), Belgium

Website

14 Aug

The Gyre

Le Castrum – Théâtre Benno Besson,

Yverdon-les-Bains (1400), Switzerland

Website

17 Sep

The Gyre

Perf Act Days - CCNT,

Tours (37000), France

Website

16 Oct

The Gyre

Danse avec les foules,

Brussels (), Belgium

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03 Nov

The Gyre

Annulé/Cancelled

Festival SIDance,

Seoul (), South Korea

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19 Nov

The Gyre

La Rampe,

Échirolles (38130), France

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06 Feb

The Gyre

Le Triangle,

Rennes (35200), France

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03 - 04 Mar

The Gyre

Festival Dansfabrik, Le Quartz/Danse à tous les étages,

Brest (29210), France

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25 Mar

The Gyre

Le Grand Bain, le Gymnase,

Roubaix (59100), France

Website

03 - 05 Apr

The Gyre

Théatre Silvia Monfort,

Paris (75015), France

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04 - 05 Jul

The Gyre

Charleroi danse,

Charleroi (6000), Belgium

Website

28 Aug

The Gyre

Cultuurhuis De Warande,

Turnhout (2300), Belgium

Website

17 - 18 Oct

The Gyre

Dans in het bos,

Bruxelles (), Belgium

Website

30 Jan - 03 Feb

The Gyre

Les Chorégraphiques - Oriental-Vevey,

Vevey (1800), Switzerland

Website

13 Mar

The Gyre

Festival On Marche,

Marrakech (40000), Morocco

Website

04 - 05 Apr

The Gyre

Festival Incandescences, Danse Dense,

Paris (75020), France

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27 Apr

The Gyre

Performa Festival,

Bellinzona (), Switzerland

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12 May

The Gyre

Tout Mons Danse,

Mons (7000), Belgium

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21 - 22 Jun

The Gyre

Pavillon ADC,

Genève (1206), Switzerland

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27 - 29 Jun

The Gyre

RIDCC,

Rotterdam (3000-3099), Nederland

Website

17 - 18 Aug

The Gyre

Festival Chassepierre,

Florenville (6824), Belgium

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25 Aug

The Gyre

IDEA Festival,

Amman (11194), Jordan

Website

01 Oct

The Gyre

Avis de Turbulences,

Paris (), France

Website

18 Oct

The Gyre

Objectif Danse,

Bruxelles (1080), Belgium

Website

19 Oct

The Gyre

FESTIVAL C'EST COMME ÇA !,

Château-Thierry (02400), France

Website

23 Nov

The Gyre

Théâtre des Calanques,

Marseille (13008), France

Website

05 Dec

The Gyre

CDCN La Rochelle,

La Rochelle (17000), France

Website

20 Dec

The Gyre

Alchemic Body, THE LINE Contemporary Gallery,

Londres (), United Kingdom

Website

15 Jan

The Gyre

Dance Flavours, Theater aan de Rijn,

Arnhem (6811), Nederland

Website

25 Jan

The Gyre

Theater Phönix,

Steckborn (8266), Switzerland

Website

30 - 31 Mar

The Gyre

Festival Brussels, Dance!,

Bruxelles (), Belgium

Website

10 - 11 Jul

The Gyre

Festival Ravnedans,

Kristiansand (), Norway

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17 Jul

The Gyre

Dancefest Akropoditi,

Syros (), Greece

Website

03 Sep

The Gyre

Untimely Festival,

Téhéran (), Iran

23 Sep

The Gyre

Unterwegstheater,

Heidelberg (69115), Germany

Website

29 - 30 Sep

The Gyre

Fêtes Romanes de Wolubilis,

Bruxelles (1200), Belgium

Website

06 Oct - 17 Nov

The Gyre

Tanzplan Ost Festival

Website

18 Nov

The Gyre

Tanzfestival in Winterthur,

Winterthur (8400), Switzerland

Website

28 Nov

The Gyre

La Grande Scène - Théâtre d’Arles,

Arles (13104), France

Website