Press release Angelin Preljocaj, dance costumes Le funambule, 2009 ® Jean-Claude Carbonne EXHIBITION FROM 3rd OCTOBER 2015 TO 6th MARCH 2016 The National Center for Stage Costume in Moulins has given Angelin Preljocaj Exhibition presented in free rein to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his dance company with an exhibition event: partnership with the Preljocaj Angelin Preljocaj, Dance Costumes. Ballet, Aix-en-Provence Artistic direction: Angelin Preljocaj The exhibition: A typology of collaborations Scenography: Constance Guisset The CNCS wished to celebrate the 30 years of the Preljocaj Ballet with a unique exhibition imagined by Constance Guisset, offering visitors a chance to stroll through the most emblematic Exhibition curator: ballets created by the choreographer. Delphine Pinasa, The real central theme of his different creations is his numerous artistic collaborations with director of the writers, designers, visual artists, composers and musicians, fashion designers or video- CNCS makers and they provide the underlying theme for the exhibition with: - the haute couture: Snow White, costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier, Th e N ig ht s, costumes by Azzedine Alaïa, Parade and the Park, costumes by Hervé Pierre… - visual artists: Romeo and Juliet, scenery and costumes by Enki Bilal, Parade, scenery by Aki Kuroda, The Four Seasons, scenography by Fabrice Hyber, Siddharta, scenography by Claude Lévêque, The Nights, scenography by Constance Guisset… - music: Helicopter (Sonntags Abschied) music by Karlheinz Stockhausen, T h e N i g h t s byNatacha Atlas, And then one thousand years of peace by Laurent Garnier… A visit enriched with videos displayed on large screens Each display shows one of Angelin Preljocaj’s ballets, with a recording of the costumes presented on a large screen. The exhibition benefits from major audio-visual support material as in parallel to his choreographic creations, Angelin Preljocaj has produced or has collaborated with several producers on the cinematic recording of his works : Snow White in 2009, Black House with Pierre Coulibeuf in 2006, Eldorado / Preljocaj with Olivier Assayas in 2007… He also created the advertising film for Air France the Flight, which reproduced the choreography of the Park (2011). Press contact Pierre Laporte Communication A profusion of costumes, filmed interviews, extracts from ballets and photographs [email protected] revealing the creativity of Angelin Preljocaj’s thirty-year-long career complete this Tel: 01 45 23 14 14 unprecedented exhibition. www.pierre-laporte.com Practical information National Center for Stage Costume (CNCS) Quartier Villars, The Nights, 2013 ® Jean-Claude Carbonne Snow White, 2008 ® Jean-Claude Carbonne Route de Montilly, 03000 Moulins Angelin Preljocaj: Tel: 04 70 20 76 20 [email protected] celebration of his thirty-year career at the www.cncs.fr CNCS Exhibition From October 3rd, 2015 Beyond his 48 creations since 1985, Angelin Preljocaj has left his mark th to March 6 , 2016 on the history of contemporary dance both nationally and Open every day internationally. He is regularly asked to create for the most renowned g Letz from 10.00 to 18.00 r companies and ballets, such as the Ballet of the National Opera of © Jö Paris (The Park in 1994, Casanova in 1996, Siddharta in 2010), the Guided visits of the exhibition New York Saturdays and Sundays, City Ballet (La Stravaganza in 1997, Spectral Evidence in 2014), or the Bolchoï Theatre in and every day during the Moscou (And then, one thousand years of peace in 2010). school holidays from 14.30 to Born in 1957 in Sucy-en-Brie, the artist of Albanese origin, trained as a dancer with the 16.00 greatest names in contemporary dance: in France with Karin Waehner, Viola Farber, Dominique Bagouet, and in New York, with Merce Cunningham or Peter Goss. His company Activities for children first began in Champigny-sur-Marne, near his birthplace, in 1984, then moved to Aix-en- Activities take place Provence in 1996 where it became the Ballet Preljocaj, National Choreographic Center. A during the school holidays of all three town where a building, the Pavilion Noir, was specially designed for the artist in 2006 by French zones. All the Rudy Ricotti to be used exclusively for dance with an annual program. family can take part in This year, Angelin Preljocaj has been asked to produce his next creation, Return to the activities Berratham, in the Courtyard of Honor at the Avignon Festival. A free games-booklet is provided for An exhibition to be experienced as a homage but also as being very close to current events children (6-12 years that are full of promise. old) accompanying them as they discover the exhibition. The National Center for Stage Costume and Scenography Information: cncs.fr/agenda Opened in Moulins i n t h e Auvergne, in July 2006, the National Center for Stage Costume (CNCS), the first museum in the world to be dedicated to stage Prices costumes and scenery has become the essential place for all connoisseurs of performing Full price: 6 € / reduced price: arts. Once their last performance is over, the costumes of the National Opera of Paris, the 3 € / free of charge for Comédie-Française and numerous French theatres and companies, come here for a second children under 12 years-of-age life during which they will never be worn but preserved, studied and exhibited. Visitors to Children’s activities: 7 € the National Center for Stage Costumes are plunged behind the scenes of the greatest Special prices for groups of 10 visitors or more theatres and operas, right where the performances are created. Press contact Pierre Laporte Communication [email protected] Tel: 01 45 23 14 14 www.pierre-laporte.com © CNCS Photo Pascal François Photo © CNCS.