Tout Seul - Chloe Albaret - France - Premiere!
11.10.2024 Friday 18.00 - Ursynowskie Centrum Kultury "Alternatywy" - Bareja stage. Duration 30 min. Audience 16+
Tout Seul (All Alone) invites the audience to sneak into a home and witness, up close, a person's emotional journey. Through theater, music, and movement, we explore the phenomenon of isolation and the strategies used to cope with it. Self-love and/or self-harm – this fine line seems to blur when substances begin to take effect.
This piece of physical theater was originally created for a male body (Quentin Roger). It is constructed from various layers of expression, orbiting around the theme of loneliness, with a sensitive perspective, embracing both beauty and violence.
Our performer, Chloé Albaret, a former long-time dancer with the Nederlands Dans Theater and a Zwaan Award nominee, delves into the intimate corners of her existence to capture the purest of emotions. Raw emotions that transform into movement. Into expression.
Creator and choreographer Quentin Roger, along with Chloé, both have unique backgrounds in contemporary dance, having previously worked with internationally renowned choreographers and dance companies. This work challenges them to move away from what they know and master, creating a language that intuitively embraces theater. Quentin developed Tout Seul as a study of expressive movement, seeking to define the moment when movement becomes dance.
The work is inspired by the Japanese phenomenon of Kodokushi (Lonely Death), which reveals the lives of people who die alone in their homes, remaining undiscovered for long periods. Quentin's continued interest in cinema led him to create a film adaptation of Tout Seul called Kodokushi, which is set for release in winter 2024. More information can be found on his website, MovesAndTales.com.
Concept and Choreography: Quentin Roger
Performer: Chloé Albaret
Set Design, Costumes, and Lighting: Quentin Roger
Original Soundtrack: Floex - Machinarium
Lighting Design: Yuka Hisamatsu
Music Editing: Quentin Roger
Duration: 30 minutes
Tout Seul - Chloe Albaret
Chloe Albaret - In 2010, Chloé joined the renowned Nederlands Dans Theater 2 under the direction of Gerald Tibbs, and in 2013, she moved to the main company, Nederlands Dans Theater 1, under the leadership of Paul Lightfoot.
Throughout her career at NDT, she worked with many choreographers and creators, such as Jiří Kylián, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Marco Goecke, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Sharon Eyal, Peeping Tom, to name just a few.
In 2019, Chloé was nominated for the prestigious Dutch dance award "Zwaan" in the category of "Most Impressive Dance Performance," and she won the award in the same category in 2020.
After leaving NDT in 2022, Chloé continues her dance career as a freelancer. She also works with various dance companies as a rehearsal director for choreographers Sol León & Paul Lightfoot, Imre & Marne van Opstal, and Edward Clug. Additionally, she teaches dance as a guest instructor across Europe.
Quentin Roger is a dancer and creator currently developing his own methodology. Moves & Tales, or storytelling through body movement, is the platform where he shares his work. Quentin bases his art on theater, dance, and cinematography.
Currently, Quentin collaborates with Codarts Rotterdam as a guest ballet master for the bachelor's program and as a stager for Johan Inger. Born in France, he attended the international school Rosella Hightower and completed his studies at the Paris Opera. He previously joined several renowned companies such as Grand Théâtre de Genève, Compañía Nacional de Danza, and Nederlands Dans Theater.
Since 2013, Quentin has worked as a freelancer across Europe, developing his own teaching style. He occasionally leads workshops and pursues his own creative projects, such as dance films and physical theater performances.
Recently, Quentin has begun engaging with music, focusing on mixing and composing, which not only enhances his creative process but also provides another outlet for self-expression during collaborations.
