During this workshop, we will discuss issues surrounding the transmission of a piece from Mathilde Monnier’s repertoire. We will go through different writing processes related to this repertoire, which are also an opportunity to think about the notion of reinterpretation. In fact, it won’t consist of reproducing an identical piece of writing, but of interrogating the notions of re-appropriation through practices, exercises and scenic proposals.
This workshop will also be an opportunity to question the need to go through contemporary repertoires in order to better understand what is represented in time and how a piece of writing can cross (or not) an era.
Mathilde Monnier
Mathilde Monnier has a prominent place on the French and international contemporary dance scene. Each creation defies expectations, and her work is constantly renewed. Her appointment as director of the Montpellier Laguedoc-Roussillon Choreographic Center in 1994 marked the beginning of a series of collaborations with personalities from different artistic fields (Jean-Luc Nancy, Katerine, Christine Angot, La Ribot, Heiner Goebbels…). He has created more than 40 choreographic pieces presented on major international stages, from the Avignon Festival to the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, including New York, Vienna, Berlin and London, among others. She has received several awards for her work, such as the prize from the French Ministry of Culture (Grand Prix SACD). Between 2014-2018 she was director of the Centre National de la Dance in Pantin, Paris, one of the largest contemporary dance centers in Europe. In Portugal she has been a regular presence at Culturgest and Teatro Municipal do Porto. She is currently rehearsing a new creation with La Ribot and Tiago Rodrigues, “Please Please Please”.
