They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Bruno Bouché, Clément Hervieu-Léger & Daniel San Pedro
World premiere. Produced by CCN • Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin and La Compagnie des Petits Champs.
Coproduced with la Maison de la danse, Lyon-Pôle européen de création, la Scène nationale du Sud Aquitain and la Maison de la culture d’Amiens, Pôle européen de création et de production.
Based on They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935) by Horace McCoy..
Infos
Mulhouse
La Filature
Strasbourg
Opéra
No interval.
Piece for the entire company.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is represented in French-speaking countries by Dominique Christophe / L'Agence, Paris by agreement with Harold Matson Company, Inc. NJ.
Prologue : One hour before each performance, you are welcome to attend a brief introduction of 30 minutes to learn more about the show and its production.
Cast
Adaptation, mise en scène et chorégraphie Bruno Bouché, Clément Hervieu-Léger, Daniel San Pedro Assistant mise en scène et dramaturgie Aurélien Hamard-Padis Scénographie Bogna Grażyna Jaroslawski, Aurélie Maestre Costumes Caroline de Vivaise Lumières Alban Sauvé Son Nicolas Lespagnol-Rizzi
Artists
Comédiens Claude Agrafeil, Louis Berthélémy, Luca Besse, Clémence Boué, Stéphane Facco, Josua Hoffalt, Juliette Léger, Daniel San Pedro, Muriel Zusperreguy Musiciens Noé Codjia, M’hamed El Menjra, Maxime Georges, David Paycha Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin
Presentation
Rules of the dance marathon for contestants: — 1. The competition is open to amateur and professional couples. — 2. The marathon has no fixed finish: it is likely to last several weeks. — 3. The winning couple is the last couple standing after the other competitors have withdrawn or been disqualified. — 4. Competitors must keep moving for forty-five minutes every hour. — 5. A knee on the floor is grounds for disqualification. — 6. Beds are available for eleven minutes during each hourly break. — 7. Ice buckets, smelling salts and slaps are allowed for waking up contestants. — 8. Contestants must comply with the host’s instructions. — 9. Sponsors and tips thrown on the track by the public are allowed. — 10. Snacks are distributed free of charge during the competition. — 11. The organiser is not responsible for physical or mental injury.
In 1935, the American writer Horace McCoy described in They Shoot Horses Don’t They? the deadly spectacle of the destitute folk who resorted to dancing until they dropped to earn a few bucks and entertain a thrill-seeking public. After Sydney Pollack adapted the novel for the screen in 1969, Bruno Bouché, Clément Hervieu-Léger and Daniel San Pedro have now turned this dark drama into a new form of dance-theatre featuring forty-four dancers, actors and musicians.
