Gaëlle Bourges / Guillaume & Harold

In January 2023, Les Indépendances began a collaboration with the Centre Chorégraphique National of Caen in Normandy to support the development and touring of their creations, including projects by choreographer and director Alban Richard and the “Collection Tout Terrain.”
After À mon seul désir (created in 2014, presented in 2015 at the Festival d’Avignon), inspired by the tapestry The Lady and the Unicorn, and Ce que tu vois (created in 2018), based on the Apocalypse Tapestry in Angers, Gaëlle Bourges now turns her attention, at the invitation of Alban Richard and the “Collection Tout Terrain” of the CCN of Caen, to the Bayeux Tapestry.

“And what if the Bayeux Tapestry were at the heart of a suspenseful series worthy of the best streaming platforms? With her signature storytelling flair and a certain knack for irony, Gaëlle Bourges presents us with the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in delightfully juicy episodes. Like an embroidery unfolding, the scene becomes a France–England saga whose key moments are savored like a nod to a story never truly finished. A multitude of places, characters, and twists come to life through nothing more than the dance of two bodies, a few props, a narrative, and a song.”
Nathalie Yokel,
May 2025

GUILLAUME & HAROLD
Premiere 2025, July 2 at Les Tombées de la Nuit, Rennes

Concep­t Gaëlle Bourges
Narrative Gaëlle Bourges, after the narrative that unfolds on the Bayeux Tapestry
Advisor Agnès Butet
With Camille Ger­beau and Pedro Her­me­lin Vélez
Props & costumes Gaëlle Bourges, Anne Des­ser­tine, Camille Ger­beau, Pedro Her­me­lin Vélez & Jean Loison
Music Sté­phane Mon­tei­ro a.k.a Xtro­niK + guests from the 11th century + ABBA
Lighting Audrey Quesnel
Stage managers (alternating) Nico­las Bordes or Valen­tin Pasquet

Duration: 30 minutes

Many thanks to Martin Bostal, PhD in Medieval Archeology, Head of Museum development at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum

Executive Production Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie
Coproduction association Os, Chorège CDCN Falaise Normandie, Le Triangle – Cité de la Danse
This project was organized locally by the Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie with the support of the Calvados region and the city of Noues de Sienne

Website of the centre chorégraphique national de Caen en Normandie
On tour

Contact: Mathieu Hilléreau
mathieu@lesindependances.com