Rouen's Fête de la Danse takes place on April 29, echoing International Dance Day. The event features a series of free dance-related activities, organized around three themes: seeing, practicing and sharing. The program includes shows, workshops, initiations and short film screenings, offering a complete immersion in the world of dance..
SHOWS
- Free Slow: Participatory performance by La Presque Compagnie
Location: Campus Santé, Rouen. 12h
- Danse au jardin: Collective choreography with students and musicians
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Rouen. 12h30
- CDN Lunchtimes ? "Beat": Show on the post-partum period
Location: Espace Marc-Sangnier, Mont-Saint-Aignan. 12h30
- Danse avec les courts (ages 3 and up): Screening of short films for children, organized by the Courtivore festival
Location: Bibliothèque Simone-de-Beauvoir, Rouen. 16h45
- Ce qui nous relie : Open stage with Cie Connivences
Location: Agora Sequana, Rouen. 18h30
- So: Show by Collectif Ô 77
Location: L'Étincelle ? Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, Rouen. 19h
- Dance performance by students from the Conservatoire de Rouen
Location: Conservatoire, 50 avenue de la Porte-des-Champs, Rouen. 19h
- Dance performance by students from the Centre André-Malraux
Location: Rue François-Couperin, Rouen. 19h30
- Terre de rencontres: Show by Cie Impact
Location: L'Avant-Scène, Grand-Couronne. 8pm
- Entrelacs par le groupe Diagonale: dance performance to the jazz of Larry Coryell, from the album Restful Mind.
Location: Esplanade Marcel-Duchamp, Rouen. 8:30pm
- About Lambada by the Franco-Brazilian Collectif ÈS: Latino dance show
Venue: Le Rive Gauche, Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. 8:30pm
- Once in a blue moon by la Presque Compagnie: Contemporary dance to deep electronic music played live
Location: Skate Park, 1 Rue Léon-Maletra, Rouen. 8:30pm
WORKSHOPS AND INITIATIONS
- À vous de danser : Contemporary dance workshop
Location: Labo Victor Hugo, 29 rue Victor-Hugo, Rouen. 12h
- Rock dance initiation and demonstration
Place: Place de la Pucelle, Rouen. 12h
- Digital flash mob: choreographic workshop and video recording
Location: Conservatoire de Rouen, 50 avenue de la Porte-des-Champs. 17h30
- Flamenco initiation class
Location: 29 rue du Contrat Social, Rouen. 17h45
- Hello : Playful choreography workshop
Location: Centre André-Malraux, rue François-Couperin, Rouen. 18h
- Soirée Tango: Initiation followed by a tango ball (milonga)
Location: Pintxos, Hangar 105, allée François-Mitterrand, Rouen. 18h
- Le Petit +: Traditional and popular dance workshop
Location: Centre culturel Marx-Dormoy, Le Grand-Quevilly. 6:30pm
Soirée Swing: Introduction to swing followed by a concert ball
Location: Le Quartier Libre, 1 rue Maloue, Rouen. 19h30
Le Bal à Béné: Traditional and popular music and dance ball
Venue: Centre culturel Marx-Dormoy, Le Grand-Quevilly. 8:30pm
ECHANGE
- Round-table discussion with speakers from the sector: The challenges of creation and distribution
Venue: Auditorium of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen. 10h
SHOWS
- Free Slow: Participatory performance by La Presque Compagnie
Location: Campus Santé, Rouen. 12h
- Danse au jardin: Collective choreography with students and musicians
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Rouen. 12h30
- CDN Lunchtimes ? "Beat": Show on the post-partum period
Location: Espace Marc-Sangnier, Mont-Saint-Aignan. 12h30
- Danse avec les courts (ages 3 and up): Screening of short films for children, organized by the Courtivore festival
Location: Bibliothèque Simone-de-Beauvoir, Rouen. 16h45
- Ce qui nous relie : Open stage with Cie Connivences
Location: Agora Sequana, Rouen. 18h30
- So: Show by Collectif Ô 77
Location: L'Étincelle ? Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, Rouen. 19h
- Dance performance by students from the Conservatoire de Rouen
Location: Conservatoire, 50 avenue de la Porte-des-Champs, Rouen. 19h
- Dance performance by students from the Centre André-Malraux
Location: Rue François-Couperin, Rouen. 19h30
- Terre de rencontres: Show by Cie Impact
Location: L'Avant-Scène, Grand-Couronne. 8pm
- Entrelacs par le groupe Diagonale: dance performance to the jazz of Larry Coryell, from the album Restful Mind.
Location: Esplanade Marcel-Duchamp, Rouen. 8:30pm
- About Lambada by the Franco-Brazilian Collectif ÈS: Latino dance show
Venue: Le Rive Gauche, Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. 8:30pm
- Once in a blue moon by la Presque Compagnie: Contemporary dance to deep electronic music played live
Location: Skate Park, 1 Rue Léon-Maletra, Rouen. 8:30pm
WORKSHOPS AND INITIATIONS
- À vous de danser : Contemporary dance workshop
Location: Labo Victor Hugo, 29 rue Victor-Hugo, Rouen. 12h
- Rock dance initiation and demonstration
Place: Place de la Pucelle, Rouen. 12h
- Digital flash mob: choreographic workshop and video recording
Location: Conservatoire de Rouen, 50 avenue de la Porte-des-Champs. 17h30
- Flamenco initiation class
Location: 29 rue du Contrat Social, Rouen. 17h45
- Hello : Playful choreography workshop
Location: Centre André-Malraux, rue François-Couperin, Rouen. 18h
- Soirée Tango: Initiation followed by a tango ball (milonga)
Location: Pintxos, Hangar 105, allée François-Mitterrand, Rouen. 18h
- Le Petit +: Traditional and popular dance workshop
Location: Centre culturel Marx-Dormoy, Le Grand-Quevilly. 6:30pm
Soirée Swing: Introduction to swing followed by a concert ball
Location: Le Quartier Libre, 1 rue Maloue, Rouen. 19h30
Le Bal à Béné: Traditional and popular music and dance ball
Venue: Centre culturel Marx-Dormoy, Le Grand-Quevilly. 8:30pm
ECHANGE
- Round-table discussion with speakers from the sector: The challenges of creation and distribution
Venue: Auditorium of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen. 10h