MUSICAL RESIDENCIES

Working as always with a multi-disciplinary approach, the Centre of European Culture continues its activities in the field of musical creation in particular by encouraging performing and musical ensemble residencies.

The Centre regularly receives and co-produces renowned musicians who give concerts and make recordings in exceptional acoustic conditions.

Duo Harmane : Pascal Ducourtioux and Sidar Güres
In Turkey, “Harmane” means the season of threshing and harvesting or a mix of different elements.  Sidar Güres, a Kurdish musician and Pascal Ducourtioux, a French musician and composer, present a dialogue of cultures as part of the Year of Turkey. Sidar sings and plays the “baglama” (a stringed instrument) and Pascal plays the guitar and percussion (darbouka – a goblet drum and bodhran -an Irish frame drum).

The musical idea of this duo is to bring the traditional Turkish repertoire right up to date and to work on creations in an intercultural dimension.  “The eyes on tradition and the heart on musical open-mindedness”.

In partnership with many cultural organisations, this duo have joined forces so that they can emphasise, through their music, the wealth of artistic resources in both France and in Turkey.

Pascal Ducourtioux’s website

Photos of their concerts in Saint-Jean-d’Angély

Venance Fortunat Ensemble
Since 1994, the Centre has been welcoming this ensemble of ancient music directed by Anne-Marie Deschamps.  Courses on Medieval singing for professionals and amateurs are organised.  Work with the body also supports the vocal techniques, memorisation and performance.  The course also includes the study of traditional singing, songs of trades and craftsmen and medieval illustrations.

http://venance-fortunat.org/

European Camerata
This young chamber orchestra was founded several years ago by Laurent Quénelle (violinist).  European in its origins as well as through its musicians who are members of some of the most prestigious European groups (London Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the National Opera in Paris, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Rotterdam Philharmonic, etc).  European Camerata offers a contrasting repertoire from baroque to contemporary : Bach, Purchell, Mozart, Dvorjak, Stravinski, Chostakovich, Britten, Bacri, Dusapin, Eschaich, etc.

In the summer of 2006, the ensemble recorded a CD at the Centre of European Culture which was released in 2007.

http://www.europeancamerata.com

Listen to an extract

Photos of their residency in Saint-Jean-d’Angély

We also receive events from the Agence régional du spectacle vivant (Regional Agency for Live Entertainment) and work continuously with this organisation.

CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCY

COMPAGNIE DECADRAGES – “By night ….. a section of wall”

Décadrages is a dance company made up of Paolo Rudelli (multimedia-video), Alvaro Morel and Valeria Apicella (dancers).   The choreograph of the company is Lorraine Gomès.

La Compagnie Décadrages is in residency at the Centre of European Culture from December 2009.  The project is in keeping with the artistic tradition of these professionals who regularly offer choreographic and digital work in unusual places.  This residency is part their previous productions : OUTSIDE THE WALLS.

Presentation