Claude Brumachon
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Claude Brumachon is a French
choreographer and dancer in contemporary dance
. In 1984 he founded his own company, the Compagnie Claude Brumachon. Since 1992, he has been co-directing the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes
(National Choreographic Centre of Nantes
), with Benjamin Lamarche.
He has won several concours de Bagnolet awards:
France
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choreographer and dancer in contemporary dance
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
. In 1984 he founded his own company, the Compagnie Claude Brumachon. Since 1992, he has been co-directing the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes
Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes
The Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes is a dance company based in Nantes, France.Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche are the co-directors of the company....
(National Choreographic Centre of Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
), with Benjamin Lamarche.
He has won several concours de Bagnolet awards:
- in 1984 with Atterrissage de corneilles sur l’Autoroute du sud (three awards)
- in 1988 with Texane
Creations
- 1982: Niverolles, duo du col
- 1983: Il y a des engoulevents sur la branche d’à côté
- 1983: Épervière
- 1984: Atterrissage de corneilles sur l’Autoroute du sud
- 1984: Nyroca Furie
- 1984: Le Sirli de Béjaïa (for the Jeune Ballet de FranceJeune Ballet de FranceThe Jeune Ballet de France is a French ballet company founded by Robert Berthier in 1983. The balletmaster is Jean Marion.- External links :* , Behind Ballet* , 1996...
) - 1984: La Tristesse des pingouins dans l’Arctique
- 1985: Oc le narquois et Oriane l’effraie
- 1986: Le Roncier où songe l’aimante Pie-Grièche
- 1986: Vagabond des Bastides
- 1986: La Dérive des fous à pieds bleus
- 1987: Attila et Nana, les moineaux friquets
- 1987: Les Querelles de Harfangs (for the Jeune Ballet de France)
- 1987: La Complainte du Gerfaut
- 1988: Texane
- 1988: Bricolage Secret
- 1988: Le Piédestal des vierges
- 1988: Les Naufragés
- 1989: Féline (commissioned by the Groupe de recherche chorégraphique de l'Opéra de Paris)
- 1989: Folie
- 1989: Le Chapelier Travail du chapeau
- 1990: L’enfant et les sortilèges (for the Opéra de Nantes)
- 1991: Éclats d’Absinthe
- 1991: Fauves
- 1992: Alice aux pays des Merveilles
- 1992: Les Funambules du Désir (for the Jeune Ballet de France and the Ballet PhilippinesBallet PhilippinesBallet Philippines synthesizes diverse dance and movement forms, from classical ballet to avant-garde choreographies, from traditional to modern dance, from martial arts to aerial movements, into distinctively Filipino contemporary expressions....
) - 1992: Lame de Fond
- 1992: Les Indomptés
- 1992: Vertige
- 1992: Les déambulations de Lola
- 1992: Alice aux pays des Merveilles
- 1992: Les Funambules du Désir (for the Jeune Ballet de France and the Ballet Philippines)
- 1992: Lame de Fond
- 1992: Les Indomptés
- 1992: Vertige
- 1992: Les déambulations de Lola
- 1993: Nina ou la voleuse d’esprit (performed at Musée des Beaux-Arts de NantesMusée des Beaux-Arts de NantesThe Fine arts Museum of Nantes is an art museum in Nantes, France.The museum was created in 1801 with the purchase of the Cacault collection and was located in is actual Palais des Beaux-Arts since 1900....
) - 1993: Émigrants
- 1993: Les Amants gris (for the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris)
- 1994: Bohèmes Hommes
- 1995: Les Avalanches
- 1996: Les Larmes des Dieux
- 1996: Una Vita
- 1996: Icare
- 1997: Bohèmes Femmes
- 1997: Le Magicien d’Oz
- 1997: La Blessure (duo commissioned by Marie-Claude PietragallaMarie-Claude PietragallaMarie-Claude Pietragalla is a French dancer and choreographer born in Paris the 2 February 1963.-Biography:At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris and was named étoile December 22, 1990, after the performance of Don Quixote in which she played the role of Kitri...
) - 1997: Les Nuits perdues (Kadotetut Yöt, commissioned by the Raatikko Ballet of VantaaVantaaVantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
) - 1997: Los Ruegos
- 1997: Une Aventure Extraordinaire
- 1998: Dandy
- 1998: Humains dites-vous !
- 1999: La fracture de l’âme
- 1999: Embrasés
- 1999: Les murailles d’hermine (commissioned by the Ballet du Rhin)
- 1999: La femme qui voulait parler avec le vent
- 1999: Les voyageurs d’innocence (for the Ballet de Marseille)
- 1999: Absence
- 2000: Hôtel Central
- 2000: Imprévus ou les porteurs de rêves
- 2000: Pinocchio
- 2000: Les Chemins oubliés ou le temps d’un songe (homage to Jules VerneJules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
) - 2001: Rebelles
- 2001: Les Coquelicots Sauvages
- 2002: Voyages de Gulliver
- 2002: L’Ombre des Mots
- 2002: Le Témoin (Bohémia Magica festival)
- 2003: Boxeurs et Vagabondes
- 2003: Écorchés Vifs (performed at Musée BourdelleMusée BourdelleThe Musée Bourdelle is an art museum located in the 15th arrondissement at 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle, Paris, France. It is open daily, except Mondays. The nearest métro stations are Falguière and Montparnasse – Bienvenüe....
) - 2003: L’héroïne ou la gloire imprudente (commissioned by the Ballet de Lorraine)
- 2004: Le Festin
- 2005: Orphée (performed at Grand Théâtre de Limoges)
- 2005: Les Petits Poètes
- 2005: La Mélancolie des Profondeurs (with vocal ensemble A Sei Voci)
- 2006: Ellipse
- 2007: Histoire d’Argan le Visionnaire
- 2007: Silence
- 2007: Phobos
- 2008: Le Labyrinthe
- 2008: Androgynes
- 2009: Les Explorateurs de Temps
- 2009: Merveilleux
- 2009: Les Fugues
- 2009: La Désobéissance (rituel)
- 2009: Liberté (premiered in NantesNantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
at "Le Grand T" theatre on 7 January 2010) - 2010: Le Prince de Verre