Claude Brumachon (born 2 May 1959 in
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
) is a French
choreographer
Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...
and
dancer
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...
in
contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...
. In 1984 he founded his own company, the ''Compagnie Claude Brumachon''. Since 1992, he has been co-directing the
Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes The Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes is a dance company based in Nantes, France.
Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche were the co-directors of the company. Ambra Senatore
Ambra Senatore (born 1976) is an Italian choreographer, researc ...
(National Choreographic Centre of
Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
), with
Benjamin Lamarche.
He has won several
concours de Bagnolet awards:
* in 1984 with ''Atterrissage de corneilles sur l'Autoroute du sud'' (three awards)
* in 1988 with ''Texane''
Creations
* 1982: ''Niverolles, duo du col''
* 1983: ''Il y a des engoulevents sur la branche d'à côté''
* 1983: ''Épervière''
* 1984: ''Atterrissage de corneilles sur l'Autoroute du sud''
* 1984: ''Nyroca Furie''
* 1984: ''Le Sirli de Béjaïa'' (for the
Jeune Ballet de France)
* 1984: ''La Tristesse des pingouins dans l'Arctique''
* 1985: ''Oc le narquois et Oriane l'effraie''
* 1986: ''Le Roncier où songe l'aimante Pie-Grièche''
* 1986: ''Vagabond des Bastides''
* 1986: ''La Dérive des fous à pieds bleus''
* 1987: ''Attila et Nana, les moineaux friquets''
* 1987: ''Les Querelles de Harfangs'' (for the Jeune Ballet de France)
* 1987: ''La Complainte du Gerfaut''
* 1988: ''Texane''
* 1988: ''Bricolage Secret''
* 1988: ''Le Piédestal des vierges''
* 1988: ''Les Naufragés''
* 1989: ''Féline'' (commissioned by the
Groupe de recherche chorégraphique de l'Opéra de Paris)
* 1989: ''Folie''
* 1989: ''Le Chapelier Travail du chapeau''
* 1990: ''L'enfant et les sortilèges'' (for the
Opéra de Nantes)
* 1991: ''Éclats d'Absinthe''
* 1991: ''Fauves''
* 1992: ''Alice aux pays des Merveilles''
* 1992: ''Les Funambules du Désir'' (for the Jeune Ballet de France and the
Ballet Philippines
Ballet Philippines (BP) is a ballet company in the Philippines founded in 1969 by Alice Reyes with the support of Eddie Elejar and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Proficient in both ballet and modern dance,Jacinto, J. 2007. The Ballet Com ...
)
* 1992: ''Lame de Fond''
* 1992: ''Les Indomptés''
* 1992: ''Vertige''
* 1992: ''Les déambulations de Lola''
* 1992: ''Alice aux pays des Merveilles''
* 1992: ''Les Funambules du Désir'' (for the Jeune Ballet de France and the Ballet Philippines)
* 1992: ''Lame de Fond''
* 1992: ''Les Indomptés''
* 1992: ''Vertige''
* 1992: ''Les déambulations de Lola''
* 1993: ''Nina ou la voleuse d'esprit'' (performed at
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes)
* 1993: ''Émigrants''
* 1993: ''Les Amants gris'' (for the
)
* 1994: ''Bohèmes Hommes''
* 1995: ''Les Avalanches''
* 1996: ''Les Larmes des Dieux''
* 1996: ''Una Vita''
* 1996: ''Icare''
* 1997: ''Bohèmes Femmes''
* 1997: ''Le Magicien d'Oz''
* 1997: ''La Blessure'' (duo commissioned by
Marie-Claude Pietragalla
Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer.
Biography
Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
)
* 1997: ''Les Nuits perdues'' (''Kadotetut Yöt'', commissioned by the
Raatikko Ballet of
Vantaa
Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Greater Helsinki, Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa i ...
)
* 1997: ''Los Ruegos''
* 1997: ''Une Aventure Extraordinaire''
* 1998: ''Dandy''
* 1998: ''Humains dites-vous !''
* 1999: ''La fracture de l'âme''
* 1999: ''Embrasés''
* 1999: ''Les murailles d'hermine'' (commissioned by the
Ballet du Rhin
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
)
* 1999: ''La femme qui voulait parler avec le vent''
* 1999: ''Les voyageurs d'innocence'' (for the
Ballet de Marseille)
* 1999: ''Absence''
* 2000: ''Hôtel Central''
* 2000: ''Imprévus ou les porteurs de rêves''
* 2000: ''Pinocchio''
* 2000: ''Les Chemins oubliés ou le temps d'un songe'' (homage to
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...
)
* 2001: ''Rebelles''
* 2001: ''Les Coquelicots Sauvages''
* 2002: ''Voyages de Gulliver''
* 2002: ''L'Ombre des Mots''
* 2002: ''Le Témoin'' (
Bohémia Magica festival)
* 2003: ''Boxeurs et Vagabondes''
* 2003: ''Écorchés Vifs'' (performed at
Musée Bourdelle
The Musée Bourdelle ( en, Bourdelle Museum) is an art museum located at 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France, located in the old studio of French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861–1929). The museum is open ...
)
* 2003: ''L'héroïne ou la gloire imprudente'' (commissioned by the
Ballet de Lorraine
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
)
* 2004: ''Le Festin''
* 2005: ''Orphée'' (performed at
Grand Théâtre de Limoges)
* 2005: ''Les Petits Poètes''
* 2005: ''La Mélancolie des Profondeurs'' (with
vocal ensemble
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
A Sei Voci
The ensemble A Sei Voci was a French vocal group founded in 1977 and which ceased in 2011.
The group originally was formed by Rachid Safir, Bernard Fabre-Garrus, Régis Oudot, Bernard Dehont, Gael de Kerret, Alain Zaepffel and Philippe Balloy de ...
)
* 2006: ''Ellipse''
* 2007: ''Histoire d'Argan le Visionnaire''
* 2007: ''Silence''
* 2007: ''Phobos''
* 2008: ''Le Labyrinthe''
* 2008: ''Androgynes''
* 2009: ''Les Explorateurs de Temps''
* 2009: ''Merveilleux''
* 2009: ''Les Fugues''
* 2009: ''La Désobéissance (rituel)''
* 2009: ''Liberté'' (premiered in
Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
at "Le Grand T" theatre on 7 January 2010)
* 2010: ''Le Prince de Verre''
Decorations
*
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)
References
*
Claude Brumachon's work(pages 12–15)
External links
*
Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brumachon, Claude
1959 births
Living people
French ballet choreographers
Contemporary dance choreographers
French male dancers
Contemporary dancers
Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres