LA MORT DU CYGNE. Malandain / Saint-Saëns

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1 LA MORT DU CYGNE Malandain / Saint-Saëns

2 LA MORT DU CYGNE Created on 17th June 2002 at the Festival of Kuopio (Finland). Ballet for 3 dancers Length: 15 music choreography costume design lighting design Camille Saint-Saëns Thierry Malandain Jorge Gallardo Jean-Claude Asquié Created in Saint-Petersburg by Michel Fokine for the ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, la Mort du cygne becomes a legend in This monologue taken from the Carnaval des animaux de Camille Saint-Saëns, made famous by the greatest artists refers to the last moments of a swan, in an extremely poetic manner. A moment of pure dance, this monologue is loaded with the power and the grace of a bird with several symbols among which, the symbol of light. The symbol of its immaculate whiteness, and of the projector highlighting q

3 the shadow of the swan in Fokine s version or more simply the shadow of the sky from where the bird appears. The sky : Tradition gives it the value of the number three, that is why I multiplied the interpretation of that celestial song by three. Three swans, three women from heaven, come down on earth to die before reappearing in a new flight. Thierry Malandain conception Yocom photos Olivier Houeix Thierry Malandain

4 PRESS CUTTINGS «One of the jewels in Malandain s art and an obvious favorite at the Baux de Provence, was La Mort du Cygne for three ballerinas, each one interpreting in her own style the famous dirge by Saint-Saens. These girls run through the gamut of Woman s multiple moods whether deliciously vivacious or unctuous, daring or shy or even frankly lascivious. It is absolutely irresistible.» Dance Europe, François Fargue, juin 2007 «The choreographer Michel Fokine created La Mort du cygne in 1907, for his first interpreter Anna Pavlova. Malandain uses it for his Mort du cygne in which he has three soloists. That moving repeated melody for cello by Camille Saint-Saens, for the death scene dance is interpreted in three different ways by the dancers, but always with the power needed to convince - parody being hidden behind the meaning.» Schweinfurter Volkszeitung, Manfred Herker, mars 2008

5 FICHE TECHNIQUE Mozart à 2 - Mort du Cygne - Ballet Mécanique Mise à jour le 14 juin 2006 Stage 2 Dressing rooms for 8 people, fitted with mirror and showers Mineral water and fruit juices for 23 people Coffee, tea and fresh fruits for 23 people Dance area needed : opening minimum 12 metres + releases in wings depth 10 metres Black dance carpet Grey cyclorama Black Drop 4 Pairs of black legs Sound One Mini Disc One Compact Disc (an extra ) Diffusion of room 4 stage monitors of good quality One monitor with 6 entries and 4 exits One stereo egaliser with 31 stereo frequency bands One microphone Intercom with 4 posts (light - sound - 2 x stage ) Lighting 45 Spotlights of 1000 Watt Plan Convexe 02 Profiles of 2000 Watt with a gobo 08 Profiles of 1000 Watt ( RJ614 SX ) 32 P.A.R V Wide lamps ( CP62 N 5) 14 Asymetrical flood lights 1000 Watt 72 Circuits of 2,5 Kw We bring our lighting board A.D.B. Phoenix 2 and we ask for a connection D.M.X. 512 in the light booth Note Those technical requirements are valid for a theatre. Amendments are possible, for other spaces, in which case a technical visit by our technical manager is compulsory. q

6 FICHE TECHNIQUE Mozart à 2 - Mort du Cygne - Ballet Mécanique Mise à jour le 14 juin 2006 Set Ballet Mécanique 12 chairs + synthetic grass A white dance carpet (a square) 4m x 4m Get in & set up Envisage 2 people for disassembling and loading Technicians will arrive 1 day before the show in order to unload and set up. For work periods of 4 hours each are needed with the help of a light, sound and stage manager, two electricians, one stage hands and one flyman. Do you have a washing machine and a tumble dryer for our wardrobe mistress? Work rota DAY D-1 DAY D 09h00 12h30 14h00 21h00 09h00 12h30 14h00 15h30 15h40 17h30 20h30 Unloading+ Setting up Focus + Light cue sheet Light cue sheet + Soundcheck Class for dancers on stage Dancer s rehearsal + Stage crew Spectacle "Soirée de Ballets" "Mozart à 2" 30' Interval 15 "Mort du Cygne 15 Précipité 03 "Ballet Mécanique" 15 Disassembling and loading after the performance ( ± 1h30 ) Contact Régisseur Général : Oswald ROOSE Téléphone : +33(0) Fax : +33 (0) Portable : o.roose@malandainballet.com secretariat : l.philippon@malandainballet.com