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Prep School: CCN – Ballet de Lorraine

In this double bill, choreographers Miguel Gutierrez, Petter Jacobsson and Thomas Caley celebrate CCN – Ballet de Lorraine’s 50th anniversary season and reflect on artistic and political histories that shape contemporary dance.

Learn more about CCN – Ballet de Lorraine and Miguel Gutierrez.

RELATED EVENTS
  • Fri Apr 21 – Sat Apr 22, 2023

CCN Ballet de Lorraine: For Four Walls & Miguel Gutierrez’s Cela nous concerne tous

  • Dance
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GET INTO IT

“Cela nous concerne tous” trailer

“For Four Walls” trailer

GET THEE TO THE LIBRARY

Recommended readings to get you in gear for the show.

  • Ramsay Burt, Ungoverning Dance : Contemporary European Theatre Dance and the Commons. Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • Merce Cunningham, Changes: Notes on Choreography. Something Else Press, 1969.
  • A. James McAdams & Anthony P. Monta, editors, Global 1968: Cultural Revolutions in Europe and Latin America. 

OFFICE HOURS

This exchange is part of Dance Assembly: A conversation series curated by Noémie Solomon in the framework of Albertine Dance Season 2023.

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EXTRA CREDIT

Every semester, we pick book(s) to complement the shows in our season – it’s a cross-genre take on comparative literature. Whether or not you have a chance to see this season’s shows at NYU Skirball, you can pick up the book and join us via Zoom for an informal discussion.

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