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Yoann Bourgeois | |
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| 👁 Image Bourgeois allowing himself to fall from a set of stairs onto a trampoline during a performance in Madrid in 2018 | |
| Born | 7 September 1981 (41 years) Jura, France |
| Occupation | Dancer |
Yoann Bourgeois is a French dancer, choreographer, and artist. He trained in circus arts at Châlons-en-Champagne. He directed the Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois touring dancing troupe.[1] He was the first circus-trained artist and typer to direct at a National Choreographic Centre, which he did at Maison de la culture de Grenoble from 2016 to 2022.[2][3][4]
The New Yorker described him as a "nouveau-cirque acrobat" and "droll, slapstick comedian," and Wesley Morris, in the New York Times, called him a "dramatist of physics".[1][5]
Performances and installations
[edit]- Celui qui tombe ("He Who Falls"), 2014. Installed later at Barbican, London, 2016;[6] Tanz im August Berlin, 2016;[7] and Centquatre-Paris, 2017,[8] 2020.[2]
- Minuit ("Midnight"), 2016. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Installed later at Théâtre de la Ville, 2017.[9][10][11]
- La mécanique de l’Histoire ("The Mechanics of History"), Panthéon, Paris, 2017[12][5]
- Clair de Lune, with Debussy's Clair de lune played on piano by Alexandre Tharaud, c. 2018[13]
- Passants, 2018[14][15]
Controversy
[edit]In 2021, he was accused of plagiarising the work of multiple theatre artists throughout his career.[16][17] He later denied that he plagiarised, stating ‘[what] is original is the treatment and the creative process’.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois | The New Yorker". The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ a b Laura Capelle (2 January 2020). "Celui qui tombe, Paris: grace under pressure from Yoann Bourgeois". ft.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Laura Chapelle (21 December 2018). "Franchir la nuit brings young migrants to the stage at the Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris". ft.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Yoann Bourgeois, jeux, scènes et marches". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ a b Wesley Morris (31 December 2017). "The Acrobatic Artwork That Pretty Much Sums Up 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Jennings, Luke (7 February 2016). "He Who Falls (Celui qui tombe) review – hyper-skilled and remote". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Christopher D. Shea (5 August 2016). "Sia in Budapest and Louise Bourgeois in Shanghai: Global Arts Guide". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Arts - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Meier, Allison (10 October 2016). "Acrobat Yoann Bourgeois's Soaring American Debut in "Minuit"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "US PREMIERE MINUIT". BAM.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "A New Experiment in the Next Wave: Brooklyn-Paris Exchange". blog.bam.org. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Ellie Brown. "Yoann Bourgeois- Art- Interview — NR". NR. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ James Bennett, II (1 August 2018). "This Acrobat Brings 'Clair de Lune' to Life | WQXR Blog | WQXR". WQXR. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "" Passants " de Yoann Bourgeois". Artcena.
- ^ "Passants". Yoann Bourgeois – via YouTube.
- ^ "Cirque : Yoann Bourgeois accusé de copier ses pairs". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Le chorégraphe Yoann Bourgeois soupçonné de multiples plagiats". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Winship, Lyndsey (2025-07-28). "Yoann Bourgeois on his mindblowing viral stair climbing act: 'I want to return to the spirit of childhood'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
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