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Dijon Festival Showcases Emerging and Resurgent Artists

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The Nouvelles Scènes festival in Dijon presented works by very young creators and those exploring new fields across theater, dance, visual arts, and music. Director Xavier Marchand and dancer-choreographer Olivia Grandville staged a performance inspired by Kurt Schwitters. The festival also featured Oreiller slave, a solo of uncommon beauty composed by Marie-Jo Faggiònelli, an experienced dancer but new choreographer.

Key facts

  • The festival Nouvelles Scènes took place in Dijon.
  • Works were from extreme contemporaneity, by very young creators or exploring new fields.
  • Fields included theater, dance, visual arts, and music.
  • Xavier Marchand and Olivia Grandville staged a performance inspired by Kurt Schwitters.
  • Oreiller slave was a solo presented at the festival.
  • Marie-Jo Faggiònelli composed Oreiller slave.
  • Faggiònelli is an experienced dancer but a new choreographer.
  • The solo was described as having uncommon beauty.

Entities

Artists

  • Xavier Marchand
  • Olivia Grandville
  • Kurt Schwitters
  • Marie-Jo Faggiònelli

Institutions

  • Nouvelles Scènes

Locations

  • Dijon
  • France

Sources