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Babel 7.16

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Especially for the 70th edition of the Festival d’Avignon, choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet created a new version of their Olivier award winning piece Babel(words), and transposed it to the Cour d’Honneur of the Palais des Papes under the title of Babel 7.16. Ten new performers were added to the show, ten new characters making the story even more rich and complex.

“Babel 7.16: update or recreation? Today, for the choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet the point is no longer for the audience to see the show in the same way they did in 2010, when Babel(words) was created and formed a triptych with Foi and Myth. The extension of the title says it all: 7.16 is as much a reference to software coding, as to the verses of a holy text, a contemporary date or the power of archaic numerology. The piece calls on the clash of languages and bodies from different nationalities, on the diversity and the difficulty to coexist, confronting uniqueness and community. It questions our attitude towards change, when technology is constantly modifying the notions of empathy and human connections. Babel 7.16, like the original show, features dancers who humorously share their legacies, at once immutable and constantly changing. To dance that contradiction is like exploring words with the body, or like dodging the trap of the unspeakable thanks to gestures and actions. In the original myth, God refuses to share his territory, while men want to get closer to Him. “To share is a decision, an attitude, in particular when faced with traumatic events. Those are moments when solidarity faces fear of sharing.” By inviting the original cast of dancers that have made Babel(words) a reference in the world of choreography to reunite onstage, the Flemish Cherkaoui and the Francophone Jalet, from a country at once divided and united, have brought their notions of masses, history and territory to the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais des Papes. In this heart of hearts, where the walls embody the unchanging nature of power and of religion, yet also exalt and welcome life in all its complexities.” - Moïra Dalant for the Festival d’Avignon 2016

 

Premiere: 20 July 2016, Festival d'Avignon - Avignon (FR)

Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet
Assistant choreographer
Nienke Reehorst, Vittoria De Ferrari Sapetto
Dance
James Vu Anh Pham, Sandra Delgadillo Porcel, Helder Seabra, Aimilios Arapoglou, Mohamed 'Benfury' Benaji, Aliashka Hilsum, Princess Madoki, Majon van der Schot, Magali Casters, Navala 'Niku' Chaudhari, Francis Ducharme, Jon Filip Fahlstrøm, Leif Federico Firnhaber, Damien Fournier, Ulrika Kinn Svensson, Kazutomi 'Tsuki' Kozuki, Paea Leach, Christine Leboutte, Nemo Oeghoede, James O’Hara, Mohamed Toukabri, Darryl E. Woods
Live music
Kazunari Abe, Gabriele Miracle, Patrizia Bovi, Mahabub Khan, Sattar Khan, Shogo Yoshii
Music composition
Patrizia Bovi, Mahabub Khan, Sattar Khan, Gabriele Miracle, Shogo Yoshii
Musical advice
Fahrettin Yarkin
Light design
Urs Schönebaum
Set design
Antony Gormley
Words
Lou Cope, Karthika Naïr, Vilayanur Ramachandran
Dramaturgy
Lou Cope
Costume design
Alexandra Gilbert
Second cast
Pol Van den Broek
Technical director
Patrick ‘Sharp’ Vanderhaegen
Technician
Jef Verbeeck, Bart 'Frut' Van Hoydonck, Johan Vandenborn, Mathias Batsleer, Janneke Hertoghs
Wardrobe
Elisabeth Kinn Svensson
Rehearsal director
Navala 'Niku' Chaudhari
Production / tour manager
Meriem Fadil El Alaouiova
Production assistant
Charlotte Bongaerts
Producer
Eastman, De Munt / La Monnaie (Brussels)
Co-producer
Sadler’s Wells (London), Fondazione Musica per Roma, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Theaterfestival Boulevard ('s HertogenBosch), Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps (Zürich), Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Festspielhaus Sankt-Pölten, La Villette (Paris)
Last modified: 21 October 2021
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