EN
DE
IT
FR
ES
RU
JP
RO
© Vivaldi, Les Quatre Saisons dansées
Vivaldi, Four Seasons Danced
Order tickets
December 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
Faithful to its commitment to build bridges between aesthetics and encourage exchange, La Seine Musicale continues to offer this season unprecedented creations at the crossroads of genres and artistic disciplines: music, dance, improvisation, poetry...
The stage version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge, and Mourad Merzouki makes its grand return to La Seine Musicale.
Driven by the desire to resize Vivaldi's "hit," this stage creation reintegrates the narrative and theatrical elements of The Four Seasons into its musical interpretation to create a total work of art, both auditory and visual, entirely in the service of music.
The four concertos are performed by Julien Chauvin, solo violin, and Le Concert de la Loge. "It’s an orchestra that opens up, that takes risks," says Mourad Merzouki. Indeed, the musicians themselves come to life, moving with the changing seasons. The dancers of the Compagnie Käfig spread out within the orchestra, so that the movements of hip-hop and breakdance interact harmoniously with period instruments and amplify the baroque articulations.
Beyond a concert, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is an enhanced experience, an unprecedented interpretation of the classical masterpiece that invites both listening and seeing all the expressive potential of instrumental music.
Coproduction: Le Concert de la Loge – STS Evénements/La Seine Musicale – Auditorium de Lyon – Conservatoire JB Lully de Puteaux
With the support of Pôle en Scènes
QUOTES
"I have always wanted to open Hip-Hop to other disciplines. With this show, the idea was to make the boundary between the two worlds even more porous." – Mourad Merzouki
"It reminds us that between 1670 and 1790, everything in music is linked to dance. Not only ballet music, but even harpsichord music. In Lully or Vivaldi, the pulse is always linked to the idea of time in the air or struck on the ground." – Julien Chauvin
Program and cast
DISTRIBUTION
Mourad Merzouki, choreography and staging
Julien Chauvin, violin and musical direction
Cécile Trelluyer, lighting
Sabri Colin, choreography assistant
Nadine Chabannier, costumes
With 7 dancers from the Compagnie Käfig and the musicians of Le Concert de la Loge
Based on an original idea by Julien Chauvin
PROGRAMME
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
La Seine Musicale
La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin an island on the Seine river between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
Adress: La Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Auditorium Patrick Devedjian
Nestled like a gem in a case of glass and wood, the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian is the centerpiece of our building. It can accommodate up to 1,150 spectators and is dedicated to acoustic music, featuring the greatest classical ensembles and musicians, foremost among them the resident orchestra: Insula orchestra.
Its appearance is open to interpretation: a bird's nest, a giant liner, "the ball"...
From the outside, its glass facade is protected and powered by a gigantic array of solar panels that moves in synchronization with the sun, overlooking the concrete liner.
From the inside, the 1,150-seat hall awakens our senses. Dedicated to classical music, jazz, and world music concerts, its light blonde wooden ceiling, cardboard tubes, and paper reveal all the secrets of the excellent acoustics of this stage.
Its Acoustics
Studied by the Nagata and Jean-Paul Lamoureux firm to ensure the best possible sound reproduction for the audience. All precautions have been taken to guarantee exceptional acoustics with the precision of a musical instrument.
Its Design
Modular, its vineyard-style arrangement creates a genuine proximity with the audience surrounding the artists. The interplay of lights, the beauty of materials (wood, mosaics, glass), and the 360° panorama are all designed to match the pleasure of the eyes with that of the ears.
Its design aims to create a sense of visual and acoustic intimacy shared between the audience and the musicians. The atmosphere of the hall is warm, with curved wooden walls and ceiling contributing to the hall’s unique sound identity. Access to the hall is provided on three levels by large suspended walkways offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. These are connected by large staircases forming a continuous promenade around the hall.
© Vivaldi, Les Quatre Saisons dansées
Related events