PRESS FILE 14 30 SEPT 2016 WWW BIENNALEDELADANSE COM he Lyon Dance Biennale (14-30 September 2016) features 43 T productions including 23 French new works and premieres – in Lyon, the wider metro area, and across the Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes region. For this 17th edition, Dominique Hervieu is highlighting the dialogue between highbrow dance and SUM popular dance, and offering a snapshot of current output. As well as the shows, the Biennale line-up includes talks, debates, workshops… and the famous Défilé, a parade of 5,000 participants on the theme “together”. Its finale? A new creation by Yohann Bourgeois, staged on Place Bellecour. MARY MEDIA INFORMATION 2016 PROJECT | P.2 [PARIS] CALENDAR | P.4 Dominique Berolatti +33(0)6 14 09 19 00 THE BIENNALE MAP | P.6
[email protected] [LYON] TRAILS | P.8 Jean-Paul Brunet 1 +33(0)6 09 09 89 16 EXHIBIT | P.10
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[email protected] assisted by Adèle Auge IN ANTICIPATION… | P.17 +33(0)4 27 46 65 68 SHOWS | P.18 DOWNLOADS FAMILIES | P.86 www.biennaledeladanse.com “Press” section SCHOOLS | P.87 MEDIA PICTURE LIBRARY CELEBRATING THE RITE | P.88 Connect to www.biennaledeladanse.com, “Press” section and request your accredi- AMATEUR STUDIO | P.89 tation to access the picture library. STUDIO OF PERSPECTIVES | P.91 EVENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS | P.94 BIENNALE FRINGE | P.96 CAFÉ DANSE | P.98 PRACTICAL INFORMATION | P.99 FOLLOW US! Twitter #BiennaleDanse / BiennaleDanse Facebook La Biennale de Lyon / Danse Instagram #Biennaledeladanse Youtube Biennale de Lyon Danse 17TH DANCE BIENNALE BY DOMINIQUE HERVIEU Artistic director, Lyon Dance Biennale WHAT’S THE IDENTITY OF THE LYON DANCE BIENNALE? tendency is also reflected in Sound of Music by Yan more than a century, dance has mirrored the deep highbrow dance – what you go to see – gives rise to The Biennale has three core missions: supporting Duyvendak, co-devised with Olivier Dubois, Christophe upheavals that have shaken societies.