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FugaCités

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Act I: The Body (Baroque music + hip hop dance)
John Playford, ‘Stingo,’ from The English Dancing Master
Johann Paul von Westhoff, ‘Imitatione del liuto’ and ‘Finale,’ from Sonata No. 2
John Playford, ‘The Virgin Queen,’ from The English Dancing Master
Henry Purcell, ‘Here the deities approve’, from Welcome to all the pleasure, Z 339
Antonio Vivaldi, Allegro poco, from Sonata RV 42
John Playford, ‘Stingo,’ from The English Dancing Master
Michel Farinel, The Farinel's ground or Les Folies d'Espagne

Act II: Air (Baroque music + beatbox)
Johann Paul von Westhoff, Third movement of Sonata No. 3
Antonio Vivaldi, Allegro, excerpt from Cello Concerto RV 419
David Chalmin, ‘Another Song’
Johann Sebastian Bach, Courante, excerpt from Suite No. 1 for Cello BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach, Praeludium for Lute BWV 999

Act III: The Spirit (Baroque music + slam)
Antonio Vivaldi, Cello Sonata RV 43, Adagio / Text: Mehdi Krüger, Voir la mer
Antonio Vivaldi, Cello Sonata RV 43, Allegro / Text: Mehdi Krüger, L’Odyssée à l’envers
François Couperin, Les barricades mystérieuses / Text: Mehdi Krüger, Septembre est loin
Antonio Vivaldi, Allegro poco, excerpt from Sonata RV 42 / Text: Mehdi Krüger, Le cerf volant (The Kite)
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Sonata No. 2 for cello, Adagio / Text: Mehdi Krüger, Les désertaires
Claudio Monteverdi, Si dolc’é tormento
Neapolitan Tarantella / Text: Mehdi Krüger, ‘Café-croissants’
John Playford, Drive the cold winter away, Beggar Boy / Text: Mehdi Krüger, Du vent
Text Mehdi Krüger, résolution
John Playford, ‘Nobody's Jig’ and ‘Stingo’, from The English Dancing Master

CAST

FugaCités is a meeting between baroque music and urban cultures imagined by Franck-Emmanuel Comte and designed by Bérénice Collet. Three poetic and interdisciplinary variations with multiple inspirations, a creative dialogue between the instrumentalists of the Concert de l'Hostel Dieu and three leading artists of urban cultures: Tiko (human beatbox), Mehdi Krüger (slam), Jérôme Oussou (hip-hop dance) choreographed by Mourad Merzouki.

Conceived during the confinement period as 3 short, independent forms, FugaCités is now a single show directed by Bérénice Collet and accompanied by the video counterpoint of Christophe Waksmann. The fruit of a poetic encounter between baroque music and hip hop, it invites audiences of all kinds on a sensitive, dreamlike journey, punctuated by texts by Mehdi Krüger and choreography by Mourad Merzouki.

Duration: 1h10 for the general public version
50 minutes for the school version (from 11 years)

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©Carmen Morand

©Julie Cherki

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Festival 1001 notes en Limousin, Espace culturel Eole à Craponne, L'Aqueduc à Dardilly, Espace Albert Camus à Bron, Festival d'Ambronay, Centre Saint-Marc à Lyon, Midsummer Festival du Château d'Hardelot, Centre Culturel Théâtre Central de La Louvière, Théâtre de Belley, Espace culturel des Corbières, Théâtre de Lempdes, Théâtre Théo Argence à Saint-Priest, Scène de l'Hôtel de ville à Sarreguemines, Théâtre de Bagnols sur Cèze, Centre Culturel Jean-Pierre Fabrègue à Saint-Yrieix, Saison culturelle de Montmorin, Opéra de Clermont-Ferrand, Festival Internacional en el Camino de Santiago, Festival baroque en Forez, La Pléiade à la Riche, CCO La Rayonne à Villeurbanne, Espace Paul Jargot à Crolles, Sinfonia en Périgord, Le Phénix à Valenciennes, Le Parvis des Fiz à Passy, Le Rocher de Palmer à Cénon, Festival Bach de Saint-Donat, Grand Manège Namur Concert Hall, Lycée français de New York, Le Pôle à Alby, Espace Michel Croz à Chamonix, Festival de Lournand.

PRESS REVIEW

CLASSICAGENDA – 20/09/2021 – Julien Bordas
"In the vein of his previous show Folia, [Mourad Merzouki] boldly combines scores by Vivaldi, Purcell and Playford with the talent of hip-hop dancer Jérôme Oussou. Oussou is even joined by the musicians in a sort of artistic role-play, and the audience is invited to join in the party."

BAROQUIADES – 24/09/2021 – Emmanuel Deroeux
"Arranged as a true quartet, the four musicians play as a true ensemble [...] Thanks in particular to Franck-Emmanuel Comte's arrangements, there is a real sense of symbiosis between the artists".

FRANCEINFO – 22/09/2021 – Lorenzo Ciavarini Azzi
"The baroque hip-hop symbiosis is almost self-evident."

CLASSICMAISPASHASBEEN – 24/09/2021 – Séverine Garnier
"The Concert de l'Hostel Dieu was in top form, showing off its flexibility and humour [...]".

EL PERIODICO DE ARAGON - 06/08/2023 - Javier Losilla
"In other words, we enjoyed a well-crafted show that was entertaining, theatrical and not without a sense of humour, in which Baroque compositions are combined with contemporary creations.