Compagnie Dernière Minute - « R·onde·s »

Is it a performance? A party? A promenade? Pierre Rigal’s 2025 creation continues the explorations of his previous works — Même, which combined multiple stage practices, and Public, which made the audience itself the material of the performance — pushing further the limits of stage experience. In this ritual-like celebration, dance, music, and storytelling come together. The title refers to the universal form of circular dance and the multiple gestural dialogues this ancestral practice inspires. It also evokes the vibrational and circulatory effects on all participants. Alongside rhythms inherited from folklore, the piece integrates contemporary electronic, techno, house, and trance music, performed live by Gwenaël Drapeau and Mélanie Chartreux. Unlike traditional theater setups, R·onde·s favors atypical venues, allowing everyone, alongside the eight performers, to join the collective circle and spontaneously reinvent their own ritual in a rare moment of shared delight. Pierre Rigal A former elite athlete turned dancer, Pierre Rigal founded Compagnie Dernière Minute in 2003 at the intersection of dance, mime, circus, music, and visual arts. Since his solo Érection (2003), he has created over twenty works, including Asphalte (2009) for the Suresnes Cités Danse Festival, Merveille (2018) for the Jeune Public program at the Paris Opera, and Welcome Everybody (2023) for Tanzmainz Staatstheater in Mainz, Germany. 2024 Creation – For 8 performers and 2 musicians Conception, choreography, and direction: Pierre Rigal Artistic collaboration: Roy Genty Performers: Ismaël Belabid-Lenoir, Camille Hinsinger, David Mazon, Camilo Sarasa Molina, Maé Nayrolles, Jacob Neff, Léa Pérat, Emma Rouaix Original music: Gwenaël Drapeau and Mélanie Chartreux Sound & stage management: George Dyson Lighting design: Christophe Bergon Costumes: Pierre-Louis Mascia, assisted by Victor Deneumoustier Production management: Suzanne Maugein and Nathalie Vautrin