Dance conference (participatory)

Dances and struggles

…followed by an open dance floor with DJ S!D!

A performative dance conference by Bouziane Bouteldja | Cie Dans6T (Tarbes)

Performance on regional tour with the HYPE OCC network  

Participate at the performance!

Before the conference, to recreate the atmosphere and group dynamic that exist around the dances being explored, the Dans6T Dance Company is offering a workshop for amateur dancers to participate in the conference alongside the company’s performers.

A dancer from the company will teach steps from the different dance styles and short choreographic phrases to volunteers:

Saturday, December 7 from 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM at Théâtre d’O, with a lunch break – and as a bonus, you’ll receive an invitation to an evening performance at Théâtre d’O!!!

 

“I have been fortunate for several years to be able to travel and make connections through dance, this universal language. I realize through movement how dance is innate in everyone. Building on the Dance & Thoughts conference, which used both the body and discussion to address topics such as identity, discrimination, and living together, I wish to continue my research on dance and its central (often unconscious) role in our societies and create a new danced conference.

The idea is to tell the story of some dances that were born out of social struggles of liberation, but also dances that emerged thanks to movement and encounters between people.

The goal is to remind everyone of the role dances play in society, as they carry meanings that are often unknown or forgotten: fighting against discrimination, in favor of feminism, living together, emancipation, and accepting one’s body.”

Bouziane Bouteldja

In many cultures, every stage of human life is marked by dance. While each civilization has its own ritual to express birth or death, there are many commonalities between them. It is often through encounters between people and cultural exchanges that new forms of dance have emerged. Today, through social media, all dances circulate in real-time from one continent to another.

Dances, as a universal language and form of expression, carrying values of freedom, equality, fraternity, diversity, and inclusivity, have also emerged through significant social and political struggles, peacefully accompanying community and civil movements in their fights.

Whether it’s dances like Pantsula, born in the townships of Black South African communities during Apartheid fighting against racial segregation, or Voguing, born in the gay-Latino community of the United States battling homophobia, these dances allow us to revisit the major political and societal crises of our world and experience these struggles through the body.

Company Dans6T

Dans6T is first and foremost a story born from a passion for hiphop dance, that of young Bouziane, who discovered bboying (“breakdance”) during a workshop with Tayeb Benamara. From this passion, in 2001, a hiphop dance center was born, unique in the landscape of dance schools in Tarbes, as it was dedicated to these dance styles but, more importantly, committed to the communities, using dance as a tool for social inclusion.

Alongside the activities of the dance center, Bouziane Bouteldja created his company in 2007 and developed a work as an artist, weaving connections between art and society. With a repertoire of twelve performances, he delves into the pulse of contemporary societies: identity, discrimination, religion, ego, death, junk food, migration, youth, and dialogue between peoples. These themes resonate with the choreographer’s life journey, where dance is placed at the heart of his reflections as a vehicle for emancipation and as an outlet for his personal history. This is an essential aspect of his artistic project, which he continues to share today with as much commitment and heart as ever.

Company Dans6T is associate to Estive, national theatre of Foix and Ariège. 

Bouziane Bouteldja

En 2009, Bouziane Bouteldja crée sa première pièce Pas si Compliqué puis, en 2010, Kif l’Équilibre : une trio danse/théâtre à destination du jeune public sur le thème de l’alimentation et de la danse comme moyen d’activité physique.

En 2011, à l’initiative du Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées, Bouziane Bouteldja rencontre la metteure en scène Coraline Lamaison avec qui il va poursuivre sa formation d’interprète et chorégraphe. Cette rencontre, déterminante, aboutit à la co-écriture d’une nouvelle pièce, Altérité, avec laquelle il remporte le prix du jury au concours de danse contemporaine (Re)connaissances.

En 2014, il s’associe à Gilles Rondot et crée le solo Réversible. Ensemble, ils mènent une réflexion sur l’émancipation de l’individu dans le monde arabo-musulman, dans un contexte de débats français sur la laïcité et la liberté de conscience. Cette pièce a été jouée plus de 40 fois dans plusieurs festivals en France et à l’étranger. Commence alors un compagnonnage temporaire avec camin aktion pour le renfort en diffusion, aboutissant à la présentation de Réversible à l’Opéra d’Oslo.

« Pouvons-nous être nous-mêmes, devons-nous jouer des rôles pour être acceptés ou écoutés ? », c’est la question que Bouziane Bouteldja se pose avec Faux Semblants. L’écriture de cette pièce, créée au Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées en novembre 2016, fut au cœur d’un projet de formation de danseurs•es-interprètes, nécessitant plusieurs allers-retours entre la France et le Maroc.

En 2018, Bouziane Bouteldja crée une pièce chorégraphique et musicale, Face à terre, avec Ana Pi et Bastien Picot, un chanteur réunionnais. Cette pièce est le fruit de recherches menées au Mexique (Fête des Morts) et au Brésil autour de la pratique du candomblé, une religion afro-brésilienne, dont les rituels invoquent les dieux pour venir danser et se mêler aux humains dans une sorte de transe de possession.

Cette même année, Danse et pénsées, un dispositif de danse-forum, est conçu en partenariat avec un universitaire spécialiste de la République et la sociologue Elsa Poissonnet. Ce dispositif est labellisé en 2019 par le Comité Interministériel de Prévention de la délinquance et de la Radicalisation.

En 2019, la pièce participative Cheffe voit le jour au Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées. Cette pièce réunit une vingtaine de femmes qui, pour la plupart, n’avaient aucune expérience de la scène et du spectacle vivant.

Parallèlement, Bouziane Bouteldja poursuit le travail de formation en direction de jeunes danseurs marocains. Cinq danseurs sont engagés et participent aux côtés de deux danseurs français à la création de la pièce Telles Quelles/Tels Quels.

En 2021, Ruptures est créée au Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées, une pièce qui évoque les déplacements humains à l’ère de l’Anthropocène et qui met en exergue la crise climatique que notre monde traverse. L’envie de créer cette pièce a germé suite à la rencontre de Bouziane Bouteldja avec le politologue François Gemenne.

Une version pour l’espace public, Ritual da Vida, est déclinée en 2022, à l’occasion de la Saison France-Portugal.

De nombreux projets pédagogiques et de transmission permettent de rester en contact avec le terrain et la jeunesse et de poursuivre, grâce à la danse, la réflexion sur l’émancipation de soi et l’action citoyenne.

En 2023, le chorégraphe crée un duo pour deux B-Boys, Rideau de Frères (Khawa, khawa). Une pièce qui promeut une danse sans frontières en sondant le dialogue des cultures et la fraternité entre les peuples.

En 2024, est créé le spectacle RÉCRÉATIONS, inspiré des performances dansées surprise réalisées dans les établissements scolaires durant la crise sanitaire. Cette pièce qui intègre une vingtaine de lycéen•ne•s au plateau est une ode à la jeunesse.

 

In 2009, Bouziane Bouteldja created his first piece Pas si Compliqué, followed in 2010 by Kif l’Équilibre, a dance/theater trio aimed at young audiences exploring the themes of nutrition and dance as a form of physical activity.

In 2011, at the initiative of Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées, Bouziane Bouteldja met director Coraline Lamaison, with whom he would continue his training as a performer and choreographer. This pivotal meeting led to the co-writing of a new piece, Altérité, with which he won the jury award at the contemporary dance competition (Re)connaissances.

In 2014, he partnered with Gilles Rondot to create the solo Réversible. Together, they explored the emancipation of the individual in the Arab-Muslim world, within the context of French debates on secularism and freedom of conscience. This piece has been performed over 40 times at festivals both in France and abroad. This collaboration marked the beginning of a temporary partnership with camin aktion to strengthen the diffusion of the work, culminating in a performance of Réversible at the Oslo Opera House.

“Can we be ourselves, or must we play roles to be accepted or heard?” This is the question Bouziane Bouteldja addressed with Faux Semblants. The creation of this piece, presented at Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées in November 2016, was at the heart of a project to educate dancer-performers, involving several journeys between France and Morocco.

In 2018, Bouziane Bouteldja created a choreographic and musical piece, Face à terre, with Ana Pi and Bastien Picot, a singer from Reunion Island. This work was the result of research conducted in Mexico (Day of the Dead) and Brazil, exploring Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian religion where rituals invoke gods to come dance and merge with humans in a form of trance.

That same year, Danse et Pensées, a dance-forum program, was created in partnership with a university specialist in the Republic and sociologist Elsa Poissonnet. This program was officially recognized in 2019 by the Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalization.

In 2019, the participatory piece Cheffe premiered at Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées. This work brought together around twenty women, most of whom had no previous experience in theater or live performance.

In parallel, Bouziane Bouteldja continued his training work with young Moroccan dancers. Five dancers participated alongside two French dancers in the creation of the performance Telles Quelles/Tels Quels.

In 2021, Ruptures was created at Parvis, Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées, a piece reflecting on human migration in the Anthropocene era and highlighting the climate crisis facing our world. The idea for this work emerged after Bouziane Bouteldja’s meeting with political scientist François Gemenne.

A public space version, Ritual da Vida, was created in 2022 as part of the France-Portugal Season.

Numerous educational and transmission projects allow Bouziane Bouteldja to remain connected to the field and youth, continuing to use dance as a tool for reflection on self-emancipation and civic engagement.

In 2023, the choreographer created a duo for two B-Boys, Rideau de Frères (Khawa, khawa). This piece promotes borderless dance, exploring cultural dialogue and fraternity between peoples.

In 2024, the performance Recreations was created, inspired by the surprise dance performances conducted in schools during the health crisis. This piece, which involves around twenty high school students on stage, is a celebration of youth.

Cast & partners

Choreography | Bouziane Bouteldja

Direction | Jérémie Le Louët

Choreographic assistant | Mathilde Rispal

Dance Bouziane Bouteldja, Mathilde Rispal, Alison Benezech, Fakri Hassane, Tshepo Mohlabane and local volunteers

Production | Cie Dans6T

Co-production (in progress) | Pôle Sud CDNC-Strasbourg

With the support of Ministère de la Culture/DRAC Occitanie, le Départements des Hautes-Pyrénées, la Ville de Tarbes.

Residencies | Les Hivernales CDCN – Avignon, Pôle Sud CDCN – Strasbourg, KLAP – Maison pour la danse, Ville de Lourdes

Research residency | Villa Albertine – Miami

Sunday December 8

2:30 PM

Halle Tropisme 

Following the conference, join us for an open jam session with DJ S!D, featuring a special showcase by the junior company of the #JeSuis program. Expect raw talent, unbeatable style, and a whole lot of swag!

Conference held in French language.

Presale: 12€ (reduced rate: 8€, children under 11: 6€)

On-site  14€ (reduced rate: 10€, children under 11: 8 €)

Related program…

Urban dances 2.0, a continuous screening of dance videos at Théâtre d’O, Saturday December starting at 5 PM.

The documentary film The Call to Dance in Senegal by Diane Fardoun, Sunday December 8 at 8PM, at Cinéma Utopia.

Photos © Pamela Perschke – L’Estive scène nationale de Foix et de l’Ariège