Cédric Cherdel
For several years, Cédric Cherdel has been fascinated by ancestral rites and their imagery. Through his encounter with the bear dance, a Romanian festival intended to drive away evil spirits, he shares an experience of transformation and transition. Accompanied by a musician, he offers a form of collective ritual to the audience that is present on stage. In this shared space, the animal becomes a watchful figure, the promise of being able to poetically heal a troubled world.
Concept & performance: Cédric Cherdel
Sound design & performance: Théo Vincent
Lighting design & set design: Yohann Olivier
Research and documentation: Anne Dubos (anthropologist)
Costume design: (in progress)
External consultant: Laurent Cebe
Supported by: Institut français in Bucharest & Cluj-Napoca (Romania) – Le Passage Sainte-Croix, Nantes – DRAC Pays de la Loire, project funding – Centre chorégraphique national de Tours, directed by Thomas Lebrun, residency programme.
Co-productions: Onyx-Saint-Herblain, a state-subsidised theatre of national interest for art and creation in dance and the circus arts - Théâtre universitaire de Nantes - OMCC Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Other support: Le Lieu Unique - Nantes’ national theatre, as part of a co-production with Onyx and the Théâtre universitaire de Nantes for the Trajectoires festival
