L'Héroïne ou la gloire Imprudente

“Drifting thoughts

What a strange project this is! What is so fascinating about the character of Joan of Arc?

Is it her uncompromising, boundless heroism, her absolute passion, devoted to her God and her king? Or is it this woman of flesh and instinct who, driven by some unknown consuming force, changed the course of history? The story of a woman torn apart.

Where does she hide in our bodies as dancers, as a passionate woman? What limits challenge us?

This woman’s hope was to remain free in her absolute demands. The choice of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden is obvious.

I will therefore choreograph this dance as a matter of course, based on this musical proposal.

It would require a soft dress and underneath it an iron dress…” – Claude Brumachon

Source: CCN program – Ballet de Lorraine 2003-2004