ON DANSE
UK Premiere
Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu
José Montalvo and Dominique Hervieu Choreography
José Montalvo Scenography and video conception
Jean-Philippe Rameau Music
On Danse video clip 1
On Danse video clip 2
On Danse video clip 3
Welcome to the wonderfully decadent world of eighteenth century composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. Visually stunning, this new production from choreographers José Montalvo and Dominique Hervieu is an extravagant, sensual piece of dance-theatre. Inspired by Rameau’s operas which, in the convention of the time, had elaborate ballet interludes, On Danse overspills those boundaries and invades and disrupts delightfully.
The stage becomes by turns a playground, a circus, and a backdrop of naked, funky, multicoloured, cupids as they tumble from paradise minus their halos. And we haven’t even mentioned the trampoline yet! If you’ve ever wondered where the feel-good factor in dance resides, look no further.
What the critics say:
‘A visual treat, an enchantment for the soul.’
- LE MONDE
