Entre-Temps: Philippe Decouflé explores the thread of time in a dance show at La Villette

At Espace Chapiteaux de La Villette, Philippe Decouflé presents Entre-Temps, an original choreographic creation that blends memory, reverie and the present moment. Accompanied on the piano by Gwendal Giguelay, the show is based on a sober aesthetic, giving full rein to the performers' bodies and the language of movement.

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On stage, nine dancers - chosen for the richness of their backgrounds - revisit their choreographic memories, from ballet to cabaret, via traditional and contemporary dance. Through them, Entre-Temps traces a journey through styles and ages, summoning up the traces left by gestures learned, forgotten and rediscovered.

Over the course of 2 hours 10 minutes (including intermission), the show plays with temporalities: dream time, everyday life, repetition, déjà-vu and myth. Philippe Decouflé creates a structure of loops, variations and echoes, evoking personal memories as much as the great figures of silent cinema or early dance lessons. This weaving of time, both intimate and universal, offers a sensitive reading of dance as a living archive.

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Accessible to all, Entre-Temps appeals as much to lovers of contemporary dance as to those curious about visual theater. Its humanist approach makes the stage a place of shared memory and beauty in motion.

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