Gaëlle Bourges / Guillaume & Harold

 

“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

COLLECTION TOUT-TERRAIN DE OASES

OASES commissions and produces dance pieces that can be performed anywhere, reaching out to residents in a wide variety of areas. These pieces reflect our desire to bring dance to spaces and areas that are not usually associated with choreography. With an extraordinary variety of expressions, they are all-terrain and designed to take over village halls and squares as well as historic monuments, parks, and tourist sites. With the powerful idea that by leaving its reserved spaces, contemporary dance will reach out to the population.

 

Concept Gaëlle Bourges

Story Gaëlle Bourges, based on the story told by the Bayeux Tapestry

Choreography assistant Agnès Butet

With Camille Gerbeau & Pedro Hermelin Vélez

Props & costumes Gaëlle Bourges, Anne Dessertine, Camille Gerbeau & Pedro Hermelin Vélez

Music Stéphane Monteiro a.k.a Xtronik + guests from the 11th century

Lighting Audrey Quesnel

Stage manager Nicolas Bordes

Tour stage manager (alternating) Nicolas Bordes or Valentin Pasquet or Harold Toutain

Director of production Mathieu Hilléreau – Les Indépendances

 

Special thanks to Martin Bostal, Doctor of Medieval Archaeology, Head of Museography Development at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum

 

Duration 40 minutes

 

Premiere on July 2, 2025 at the Les Tombées de la nuit festival in Rennes

Executive producer: OASES

Production: centre chorégraphique national de Caen en Normandie

Co-production: Os association, Chorège CDCN Falaise Normandie, Le Triangle – Cité de la Danse

A regional project by the centre chorégraphique national de Caen en Normandie, supported by the Department of Calvados in partnership with the Municipality of Noues de Sienne

 

OASES is supported by the French Ministry of Culture – Direction générale de la création artistique

 

Contact: Mathieu Hilléreau
mathieu@lesindependances.com

 

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