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l'association fragile
Solo for Kerem Gelebek
“Dancer and performer, Kerem Gelebek and I have collaborated on several projects since
2008. When I approached him to work on a solo performance, my first desire was to
concentrate on the notions of melancholy and exile (notions that are very dear to me,
personally). Almost immediately, exile no longer referred specifically to a territory but rather to
the self: exiling oneself from oneself. Melancholy, however, remained obligatory. A few
scattered objects…
He will through the performance manipulate the space on stage, laying down danced
fragments which resonate such was haikus, sketches, or notes out of a diary that, together,
form a collection of thoughts born from movement. Fragmentation, reversibility, stuttering,
and suspension have thus become the physical paths accompanying us.”
Christian Rizzo – April, 2011 (extract)
Concept, choreography, and set design Christian Rizzo
Performance Kerem Gelebek
Lights Caty Olive
General and lights management Manuella Rondeau
Administration, Production, Booking Les Indépendances, Hélène Moulin-Rouxel and Colin Pitrat
Special thanks to Fabrik Cassiopée, Léonor Baudouin and ICI CCN, Anne Bautz and Anne Fontanesi
Production l’association fragile
Coproduction le Centre de Développement Chorégraphique de Toulouse / Midi-Pyrénées, le réseau Open Latitudes (Latitudes Contemporaines (FR), Les Halles de Schaerbeek (BE), l’Arsenic (CH), Le Manège Mons/Maison Folie (BE), Body/Mind Varsaw (PL), Teatro delle Moire (IT), SIN Arts (H), Le Phénix (FR)
With the support of the European Union’s Culture Programme and the Serralves Foundation – Porto (PT)
Residency L’Opéra de Lille, the Serralves Foundation – Porto (PT), le Centre de Développement Chorégraphique de Toulouse / Midi-Pyrénées, le Théâtre de Vanves / Scène conventionnée pour la danse, le Manège Mons/Maison Folie
l’association fragile is supported by the Directorate General for Artistic Creation,
Ministry of Culture
Christian Rizzo is an associate artist at the CN D in 2025 and 2026
Pictures © marcdomage
