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

In a rare New York appearance, France’s Centre Chorégraphique National Ballet de Lorraine, directed by Petter Jacobsson with its 25 dancers,presents an evening of two works: Cela nous concerne tous (This Concerns All Of Us), choreographed by Miguel Gutierrez; and For Four Walls, choreographed by Petter Jacobsson and Thomas Caley.

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CELA NOUS CONCERNE TOUS (THIS CONCERNS ALL OF US), choreographed by Miguel Gutierrez

CELA NOUS CONCERNE TOUS (THIS CONCERNS ALL OF US) takes its inspiration (and title) from the May 1968 social and political movements in France. Driven by a shared fervor, the dancers unfurl in a constantly changing chaos of colors, sounds, garments and moving bodies. 

For Four Walls, choreographed by Petter Jacobsson and Thomas Caley

For Four Walls draws upon Four Walls, the first collaboration between Merce Cunningham and John Cage. Rather than recreating the original 1944 piece, they have used the score for piano and voice as the driving force behind this free interpretation. Performed live by the pianist Vanessa Wagner, the melancholic atmosphere of John Cage’s music hovers over the interplay between the mirrored room and movements. 

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  • Fri Apr 21 – Sat Apr 22, 2023
  • 7:30 PM
  • $50

Advisory

Recommended for ages 16+.

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Centre Chorégraphique National Ballet de Lorraine

Support

This project is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and Harkness Foundation for Dance. The performances of CCN Ballet de Lorraine at NYU Skirball are part of the Albertine Dance Season and received support from Villa Albertine.

NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and by the Howard Gilman Foundation; FACE Contemporary Theater and FUSED (French U.S. Exchange in Dance), programs of FACE Foundation in partnership with Villa Albertine; General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA; Collins Building Services; Korean Cultural Center New York, Norwegian Consulate General in New York; Marta Heflin Foundation; Harkness Foundation for Dance; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; Aaron Copland Fund for Music; Amphion Foundation; as well as our valued donors through memberships, commissioning, and Stage Pass Fund support.