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Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny in common ground(s)

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École des Sables in Pina Baush's The Rite of Spring

École des Sables in Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring

By Erin Bomboy, 01 December 2023

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“Eyes wide with fear, the chosen one submits to her fate: she will dance herself to death”

Reviewed at Park Avenue Armory, New York City on 29 November 2023

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (Malou Airaudo, Germaine Acogny, Pina Bausch)

École des Sables

Acogny & Airaudo/École des Sables: a riveting double bill

Graham Watts, 6th November

A double bill of great contrasts, common ground[s] with Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo, and Bausch’s Rite of Spring with École des Sables is captivating.

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The Rite of Spring gains a whole new dimension with École des Sables

Kathy Elgin, 17th August

Powerful performances of a double bill at the Edinburgh International Festival by the Senegal based École des Sables.

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From Senegal to Sadler's Wells: École des Sables dances The Rite

Graham Watts, 7th June

A mesmerising performance of one of modern dance's greatest works is such a feast for the senses that 37 minutes feels as if a whole evening passes by.

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L'intimité de Joséphine Baker et la puissance du Sacre au TCE

Iris Régnier, 24th September

En associant Joséphine Baker dans un solo de Germaine Acogny et Pina Bausch avec son mythique Sacre du printemps, le TCE rend hommage à son histoire et à deux grandes artistes.

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Le Sacre du printemps magistral de l’École des Sables à La Villette

Laurine Mortha, 23rd September

L’École des Sables, centre de formation de danse contemporaine fondé au Sénégal par Germaine Acogny, interprète le mythique Sacre du printemps de Pina Bausch dans une tournée mondiale qui fait l’événement.

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Germaine Acogny: une autobiographie dansée

Laurine Mortha, 17th March

Dans une mise en scène de Mikaël Serre, Germaine Acogny revient sur ses origines, dans un seul-en-scène introspectif et complexe qui croise la danse, le récit, le théâtre et la projection de photos et de films.

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Erin Bomboy

Erin Bomboy has been writing about dance since 2013. She trained as a classical ballet dancer and spent a decade as a professional competitive ballroom dancer. She holds an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she was mentored by Deborah Jowitt. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter and fabulous Maine Coon cat. In her free time, Erin enjoys bacon, books, wine and working out.