Dijon Festival Showcases Emerging and Resurgent Artists
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
- artpress —