THE COMPAGNIE LA BARAKA
La Chapelle
Co-Artistic Director: Abou Lagraa & Nawal Lagraa Aït-Benalla
The Compagnie La Baraka was founded by the choreographer Abou Lagraa in 1997. They have some thirty shows in their repertoire. Internationally renowned, La Baraka believes in a type of dance open to everyone through artistic creation, but also by raising awareness and transmitting the art of choreography to as many people as possible. Since February 2018, the Compagnie La Baraka has been based in the Chapelle Sainte-Marie in the historic centre of Annonay, in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, one hour away from Lyon.
Besides the works of the Cie La Baraka, La Chapelle endeavours to be a hosting venue for artists in residence. The La Baraka team has a desire to open up and share with other artists in residence, thus increasing the chances for the population to have access to wide range of art. That is how the Compagnie La Baraka with the Chapelle Sainte-Marie becomes a place of creation in France for Luxembourg artists.
Watch the video presenting artist residencies at La Chapelle: https://vimeo.com/265868179
LES TÉÂTRES DE LA VILLE DE LUXEMBOURG
Grand Théâtre & Théâtre des Capucins
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, namely the Grand Théâtre and the Théâtre des Capucins, have had a joint management since 2011 and offer an eclectic programme of dance, opera and theatre, driven by the desire to meet the expectations and demands of a growing cultural scene and a cosmopolitan audience. Throughout the seasons, Les Théâtres de la Ville strive to honour their role as a cultural hub by multiplying live performance events and actively contributing to the growth of the cultural scene in Luxembourg, in particular by associating local talents with international co-productions and by encouraging the creation, emergence and support of local creators.
Born from the same idea of support and sharing, the TalentLAB, a multidisciplinary project laboratory and festival, was created in 2016 and has turned into an exciting platform for emerging artists who have the opportunity to experiment in a safe space. By implementing the end-of-creation residency Capucins Libre in 2018, Les Théâtres de la Ville was willing to take part in another aspect of the creation process and to encourage artists and groups to carry out a project by giving them the time, space and support they need to achieve it. In this state of mind, the idea of a collaboration with the Compagnie La Baraka – La Chapelle / Abou Lagraa & Nawal Lagraa Aït-Benalla was born.
Finally, considerable efforts were made to assiduously maintain partnerships with other performance venues in Europe in order to establish a new co-production model based on exchange and transmission, allowing local artists to participate in international projects on the one hand and local projects to tour abroad on the other. This strategy of combining creations with international “in-house” co-productions has enabled the Grand Théâtre and the Théâtre des Capucins to increase the visibility of local creations both in the Greater Region and throughout Europe and to build excellent relationships with their partners.
THE TROIS C-L – CENTRE DE CRÉATION CHORÉGRAPHIQUE LUXEMBOURGEOIS
The TROIS C-L – Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois is the key organisation for contemporary dance in Luxembourg. It is subsidised by the Ministry of Culture and pursues multiple missions on a national and international scale.
The TROIS C-L is first and foremost a support and artistic production centre, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, responsible for the management of financial aid allocated each year to projects by choreographers based in Luxembourg, both emerging and established. As a coordinating body dedicated to contemporary dance in Luxembourg, its aim is to develop a cultural network offering a demanding and varied artistic programme in the area.
The TROIS C-L is also an official training centre that offers professional dancers and choreographers a quality programme: daily professional classes, master classes and other specific trainings. It is also a place of cultural mediation and awareness for the general public on contemporary dance in its most diverse forms. On the 3rd of each month, the TROIS C-L holds the “3 du TROIS”, a cultural event with a multidisciplinary artistic programme that attempts to rethink or question society and choreographic art. The TROIS C-L also offers dance classes and workshops for amateurs, in order to sharpen the spectator’s gaze through artistic experiences.
As a centre for contemporary dance in Luxembourg, the TROIS C-L aims to support professional dancers by placing promotion and distribution at the heart of its missions. The objective is to develop an ambitious promotion and distribution platform that enables Luxembourg artists to gain greater visibility and take their artistic work beyond the national borders. The TROIS C-L’s mission in terms of promotion and international distribution is based on three main development approaches: networking, international cooperation and international residency exchanges.
