Arthur Perole

Presentation

What is there in common between Tarentelle and Voguing? Between a traditional dance from Southern Italy and a performative dance of underground homosexual circles in New York in the 80s? Extravagance and trance, functioning as a safety valve in the face of social or physical suffering, in the case of the Tarentella, supposed to soothe the suffering due to the bite of a spider. Arthur Perole, imbued with these two sources of inspiration, uses them as a creative spark. But Ballroom is above all a piece at once political and poetic. Politics, because choreography requires thinking about communion, being together and mutual attention, but also the collective outlet. She questions the gathering force of the group, the community. The piece aims to reach the audience, to transmit a physical vibration, a sensory excitation. As soon as the doors of Arthur Perole’s Ballroom open, the six performers greet the audience in a festive atmosphere, the bodies are grilling, transforming … the party is getting ready.

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A message from Brigitte Lefèvre

I always find it interesting to follow the approach of choreographers who choose to have their creations evolve.
This is the case with Arthur Perole in this work that would firstly have been a participatory performance, FOOL D’HIVER, at La Conciergerie, a performance entitled FOOL at the Château d’If, both within the framework of Monuments in movement, before being presented in its spectacular form in Draguignan within the framework of the Cannes Côte d’Azur Dance Festival. Much rooted in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, he will also create a solo for the Cannes Youth Ballet during this edition.

The choreographer

In 2007, Arthur Perole joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur for Music and Dance in Paris. At the end of this training, Arthur continued his career as a performer for numerous choreographers. Cie F was created in 2010 in Mouans-Sartoux and in 2018 moved to Marseilles where it still resides.