Festival program
Cultural Action as a Tool for Social Cohesion
Professional encounter
With Dieynébou Fofana-Ballester, Lecturer in Educational Sciences
In a context marked by growing social divides and inclusion challenges, while public policies are undergoing transformation or even dismantling, we propose a series of meetings-debates aimed at (future) professionals in the fields of cultural action and social work. These will serve as a space for collective reflection on the role of cultural action in combating inequality and exclusion.
In French language.
Friday December 6 – 3PM-5PM
Halle Tropisme (Salle A)
Dance with Dans6T !
Join the Sunday dance conference and sign up for a transmission workshop!
Choreographer Bouziane Bouteldja combines words and dance to present the “dance conference” Dances and struggles on Sunday, December 8. This journey explores dances like flamenco, krump, bboying, pantsula, and voguing—dances born from struggles or shaped by the meeting of cultures.
Alongside the dancers, you can be part of it too! This conference invites participation. During a workshop, a dancer from the company will teach simple steps and small choreographies. Participation is open to all!
For children aged 6 and up, teens, adults, and seniors.
Transmission workshop:
Saturday December 7 – 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Théâtre d’O
Danses urbaines 2.0
Continuous Screening of short videos
“Urban dance” is often used to refer to dance styles emerging from hiphop culture. But… that’s not entirely accurate.
To truly understand what lies behind this term, we’ve compiled videos of non-academic dances from around the world – social dances that have been born, invented, inspired, borrowed, and recycled in the urban context since the 1990s.
And the next day, you can experience these dances in person with the dance conference by the Dans6T company
Free entry
Saturday December 7, starting from 5:00 PM
Théâtre d’O
Plier
Virgile Dagneux
Cie Virgule (Montpellier)
Dance solo – work-in-progress
Plier is a solo performance: dance, humor, and intimacy. Virgile explores his body marked by time, retracing the effects of 20 years of practice.
Through a gestural inventory, he questions what remains from this experience, playing with his movements by varying rhythm, repetition, fall, and exploring the grotesque and the sensual.
This physical and introspective journey reflects on the passage from the intimate to a shared experience.
Saturday December 7 – 8:30 PM + Q&A
Double bill with Blood Flows by Les Gamal
Théâtre d’O*
*Come by bike! 🚴🏽 Free on-site maintenance by our partner Cyclable and a surprise for the first 5 cyclists who check in at the ticket office.
Blood Flows – the Power of Brotherhood
Loïck & Emerick Gene
Les Gamal (Guadeloupe/Lyon)
Dance performance
« Travel and discover our universe… The convergence of our thoughts, the alignment of our sensitivities. This dimension where our complementarity shapes our identity and energizes the expression of our twinship! Like streams of energy… Like blood flows!”
This performance, combining technical virtuosity and choreographic composition, invites us on a journey that moves through the heart of an energy flow, revealing a brotherhood that has become the foundation of the artistic identity of the two brothers
Saturday December 7 – 8:30 PM + Q&A
Double bill with Plier by Virgile Dagneaux
Théâtre d’O*
*Come by bike 🚴🏽! Free on-site maintenance by our partner Cyclable and a surprise for the first 5 cyclists who check in at the ticket office.
Dances and struggles + jam!
Bouziane Bouteldja
Cie Dans6T (Tarbes)
Dance conference followed by a jam + DJ
“I’ve had the privilege for many years to travel and meet people through dance, this universal language. Through movement, I realize how innate dance is in everyone.”
Bouziane and his team, joined by participants met the day before, tell the story of dances born out of social struggles or liberation, as well as dances that emerged thanks to migration and the meeting of different cultures.
This performance will be followed by an open jam for everyone with DJ S!D and showcases!
Sunday December 8 – 2:30 PM
Halle Tropisme (La Menuiserie)
The Call to Dance in Senegal
A film by Diane Fardoun
Documentary film (Senegal, 2017)
The Call to Dance in Senegal is a creative documentary that offers intimate portraits of individuals who dance freely, sharing their stories and their worlds with us. The expression of the body, its place and its codes, reflect a certain state of society. We offer an immersive look into Senegalese culture, through a spectrum of dance, music, spirituality, and conviviality.
This film showcases the beauty and energy of danced moments, revealing that precious instant when movement is driven by instinct, identity, connection to oneself and others, and escape. What is the source of this force that calls them to move?
80 minutes, French version.
Up from 7:30 PM, the bar at the Utopia Cinema is open for drinks and small dishes.
Sunday, December 8 – 8 PM + discussion
Cinéma Utopia
Dance workshop
Siaka Coulibaly
Afro-Urban dances
Hiphop has its roots in the cultures of Africa and its diaspora. In turn, it has inspired new forms and expressions on the continent.
This back-and-forth movement reflects the richness of dances and arts that circulate freely, fostering a beneficial cross-pollination.
Today, Afro-urban dances are the most danced styles worldwide!
Level: beginner/intermediate.
Age: children from 10 years old, teens, adults, seniors
Sunday, December 8 – 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Halle Tropisme (La Menuiserie)
Dance masterclass
Les Gamal
HipHop New Style: flow & freestyle!
With over 80 victories to their name, including multiple first-place awards in national and European academic competitions, as well as awards in highly popular choreographic competitions and freestyle battles, Les Gamal have been at the forefront of the national and international hip hop dance scene since 2016.
This year, by reaching the TOP 8 of “Juste Debout” and the TOP 4 of “Snipes Beyond Doubt,” the duo demonstrated their ability to excel in both freestyle competition and choreographic creation.
Level: intermediate/advanced.
Age: teens, adults, seniors
Sunday, December 8 – 11:30AM – 1 PM
Halle Tropisme (La Menuiserie)
© photos : Professional encounter © Dirk Korell | Dans6T © Pamela Perschke – L’Estive scène nationale de Foix et de l’Ariège | Urban Dances 2.0 : left © Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash – right @ Random Institute on Unsplash | Virgile Dagneaux © lucasIanelli | Les Gamal Flux Sanguin © Morgan Eloy | The Call to Dance in Senegal Screenshot © Diane Fardoun | Workshop Siaka Coulibaly © Dirk Korell | Masterclass Les Gamal © Tony Noël
art design : agence entre/autre