DUB
Cie Amala Dianor
amaladianor.com
Dance - Live Electronic Music
Première in Spain
Country:
France
Approx. running time:
1 h
Choreographer:
Amala Dianor
Visual artist:
Grégoire Korganow
Live musician:
Awir Leon
Dancers:
Slate Hemedi Dindangila, Romain Franco, Jordan John Hope,
Enock Kalubi Kadima, Mwendwa Marchand, Kgotsofalang Joseph
Mavundla, Sangram Mukhopadhyay, Tatiana Gueria Nade, Yanis
Ramet, Germain Zambi, Asia Zonta
Managing Director:
Mélanie Roger
Technical Direction:
Nicolas Barrot, Véronique Charbit
Production Manager:
Lucie Jeannenot
Set Construction:
Juan Cariou, Fabienne Desfleches, Paul Dufayet, Valentin
Dumeige, Moïse Elkaout, Manon Garnier, Louise Gateaud,
Gaëlle Le-stum, Gaelle Meurice, Fanchon Voisin
Graffiti Artist for Set
François Raveau
Lighting and General Stage Management:
Nicolas Tallec alternating with Agathe Geffroy
Costume Design:
Minuit Deux, Fabrice Couturier
Sound Operation:
Emmanuel Catty alternating with Nicolas Chimot
Stage Management:
David Normand, Martin Rahard alternating with Thibaut
Trilles, Thibaud Le Roux
Production:
Kaplan | Amala Dianor Company, supported by the French State – DRAC Pays de la Loire and the City of Angers. The Amala Dianor Company receives regular support from Institut Français and ONDA. Since 2020, the company has been supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation.
Co-production:
Festival de Danse de Cannes - Côte d’Azur France; Théâtre de la Ville – Paris; Le Théâtre, Scène Nationale de Mâcon; Les Quinconces and L’Espal, Scène Nationale du Mans; Touka Danses CDCN Guyane; MC2: Grenoble; Théâtre Sénart, Scène Nationale; Le Volcan, Scène Nationale du Havre; Équinoxe, Scène Nationale de Châteauroux; Julidans – Amsterdam, Netherlands; Maison de la Danse, Lyon; Le Grand R, Scène Nationale de La Roche-sur-Yon; Scène Nationale d’Albi – Tarn; CNDC Angers.
Project Support:
BNP Paribas Foundation, under the auspices of Fondation de France; City of Angers; Région Pays de la Loire; French State – DGCA.
Research Residency:
Villa Albertine (USA), 2023, in collaboration with Théâtre de la Ville - Paris
Set Construction Residency:
Le Moulin Fondu - Oposito - CNAREP –
Garges-lès-Gonesse
Workshop / Audition:
Ménagerie de Verre - París
In Jamaica in the 1960s, under the impulse of reggae, dub emerged, an electronic version of the sound popularised by Bob Marley, characterised by its borrowings and musical quotations. The French-Senegalese choreographer and dancer Amala Dianor takes this notion of appropriation as the driving force behind his piece DUB. Dianor, who began in hip hop, trained with leading contemporary choreographers (Georges Momboye, Françoise and Dominique Dupuy, Emanuel Gat) and, for over a decade, has brought a refined version of hip hop to the stage in works such as Point Zero and Siguifin, supporting the creativity of artists based in West Africa.
DUB is the culmination of a process that began in 2018, shaped by experiences and knowledge gained on international tours and residencies. India, Brazil, Senegal, and South Africa were among Dianor’s destinations. On another trip to the United States, he explored underground spaces and street parties, while an immersion in social media led him to discover videos spreading new urban dance forms.
Drawing on this extensive background, Dianor selected the eleven dancers who form the cast of DUB. They were required to master new urban dances such as voguing, pantsula, krumping, waacking, and new-style hip hop. This is what unfolds in the piece: a dancefloor where global hip hop finds expression. In duos, trios, solos, or as a collective, in small rooms arranged on stage like a block of flats lit by neon, DUB unfolds with unbridled energy, paying homage to urban dance and inviting audiences to join a vibrant party.
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