Rehearsal - Chamber - Medhi Walerski - NDT I

Video: Harmen Straatman

CHAMBER
Choreography by Medhi Walerski

Le Sacre du Printemps is one of the most vibrant musical pieces of all times. Its rhythm and visual richness overflow with tension and excitement, in a journey of subtle mysteries and sudden contrasts.
CHAMBER is an echo of what Le Sacre du Printemps provokes in my imagination. With this dance piece, I returned to a choreographic language that is sensitive to silence, to repetition and to the unique presence of the performers. I envisaged a ritualistic dance, which tries to balance order, chaos as well as the collective and individual nature of humanity. I seek to give form to the impatient pace of the world, through a primal, almost pagan celebration.

Music Chamber Symphony (worldpremière)
Composer Joby Talbot
Light Jordan Tuinman
Costumes Joke Visser and Medhi Walerski
Decor Medhi Walerski
Assistants to the choreographer Pierre Pontvianne and Marthe Krummenacher
Worldpremière 4 October, 2012, Lucent Danstheater, Den Haag
Duration 30 minutes

Chamber by choreographer Medhi Walerski is a production commissioned by:
• Nederlands Dans Theater, Den Haag
• Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Oslo
• MUSIC CENTER / Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County