| Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson |
| California-born Carolyn Carlson defines herself first and foremost as a nomad. From San Francisco Bay to the University of Utah, from the Alwin Nikolais company in New York to Anne Béranger’s in France, from Paris Opera Ballet to Teatrodanza La Fenice in Venice, from the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris to Helsinki, from Ballet Cullberg to La Cartoucherie in Paris, from the Venice Biennale to Roubaix, Carlson is a tireless traveller, always seeking to develop and share her poetic universe. |
| Atelier de Paris | Carolyn Carlson |
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She arrived in France in 1971 the beneficiary of Alwin Nikolais’s ideas about movement, composition and teaching. The following year, with Rituel pour un rêve mort, she wrote a poetic manifesto that defined an approach to her work that she has adhered to ever since: dance that is strongly oriented towards philosophy and spirituality. Carlson prefers the term ‘visual poetry’ to ‘choreography’ to describe her work. She creates works that express her poetic thoughts and a form of complete art within which movement occupies a special place.
For four decades, Carlson has had significant influence and success in many European countries. She played a key role in the birth of French and Italian contemporary dance through the GRTOP (theatre research group) at Paris Opera Ballet and Teatrodanza at La Fenice. She has created over 100 pieces, a large number of which are landmarks in the history of dance, including Density 21.5, The Year of the Horse, Blue Lady, Steppe, Maa, Signes, Writings on Water and Inanna. In 2006, her work was rewarded with the first ever Golden Lion given to a choreographer by the Venice Biennale. Today, Carolyn Carlson is director of two organisations: the National Choreographic Centre Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais, which produces and tours shows all over the world, and the Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson, an international centre for masterclasses, residencies and creating new works, which she founded in 1999. Landmark choreographies
Rituel pour un Rêve Mort Baldassari, Gallupi, Henry 1972 Festival d’AvignonSelection of key pieces from over 100 original works Densité 21.5 Edgar Varese 1973 Opéra de Paris Enivrez-vous Pierre Henry 1973 Festival Sigma, Bordeaux Sablier prison John Surman 1974 Opéra de Paris Il y a juste un instant Barre Phillips 1974 Opéra de Paris L’Or des fous, Les Fous de l’or Igor Wakhevitch 1975 Opéra de Paris X-land Phillips, Surman, Feichtner 1975 Festival d’Avignon This, that, the other, the beginning and the end Igor Wakhevitch 1977 Opéra de Paris The Year of the horse Jean Schwarz 1978 Opéra de Paris Trio John Surman 1979 Scala de Milano Slow, heavy and blue René Aubry 1980 Opéra de Paris The Architects Jean-Sebastien Bach 1980 Opéra de Paris Undici onde Jean Schwarz, René Aubry 1981 Teatro La Fenice, Venise Underwood René Aubry 1982 Teatro La Fenice, Venise Chalk Work Hans Joachim Roedelius 1983 Teatro La Fenice, Venise Blue Lady René Aubry 1983 Teatro La Fenice, Venise Still waters René Aubry, Jean Schwarz, 1986 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Dark Joachim Kühn 1988 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Steppe René Aubry 1990 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Duo Carlson/Portal Michel Portal 1991 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Maa Kaija Saariaho 1991 Finnish National Ballet, Helsinki Syyskuu Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola 1992 Helsinki City Theatre Elokuu Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola 1992 Helsinki City Theatre Don’t look back René Aubry 1993 Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris Commedia Michel Portal 1993 Schauspielhaus, Hambourg Sub Rosa Bryars, Oswald, Piazzola, Lurie 1995 Ballet Cullberg, Stockholm Vu d’ici Gabriel Yared 1995 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Signes René Aubry 1997 Opéra de Paris Dall’Interno Jean Schwartz, Bob Dylan 1988 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris Man in a room Gavin Bryars 2000 Biennale de Venise Light Bringers Philip Glass 2000 Biennale de Venise J. Beuys song Giovanni Sollima 2001 Biennale de Venise Writings on Water Gavin Bryars 2002 Biennale de Venise Tigers in the Tea House John Boswell 2004 Atelier de Paris Carolyn Carlson Inanna Armand Amar 2005 Centre Chorégraphique National, Roubaix Double Vision Nicolas de Zorzi 2006 Centre Chorégraphique National, Roubaix Hidden Kaija Saariaho 2007 Centre Chorégraphique National, Roubaix Eau Joby Talbot 2008 Opéra de Lille Le Roi penché René Aubry, Marie Despléchin, Stéphane Vérité 2009 Le Colisée-Théâtre de Roubaix.
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 Carolyn Carlson © Patrick Berger
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