Lara Barsacq

© Lara Barsacq

« Fruit Tree finds its origins in my desire to create an intense, sensual, raw, wild piece, in which melancholy and joy come together.
Above all, I like being anchored in a form of tradition, its diversions, and the shifts that this allows. I like when materials and subjects collide to form a kind of intentionally incongruous and paradoxical harmony.
I would like to present on stage a form inspired by a workshop atmosphere, in which it would be possible to evoke in a non-hierarchical way through unexpected rituals: Bronislava Nijinska, the freedom of dancing bodies and their voices, Les Noces by Igor Stravinsky, various beliefs in the hair matter, as well as the symbolism of fruit trees and their root network. » — Lara Barsacq

Lara Barsacq is Choreographer in residence at Charleroi danse, that is committed to producing, presenting and supporting her works from 2020 until the end of 2022.

A project by: Lara Barsacq # Artistic advices: Gaël Santisteva # Created and performed by: Marta Capaccioli, Marion Sage, Carlos Garbin, Sue-Yeon Youn (in progress) # Stage and costume design: Sofie Durnez # Light design: Kurt Lefevre # Vocal coaching: Jean-Baptiste Veyret-Logerias # Original music: (in progress) # Distribution & communication: Quentin Legrand / Rue Branly #
Production: Gilbert & Stock asbl Coproduction: Charleroi danse - Centre Chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Les Brigittines, Théâtre de Liège (BE), Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans, Atelier de Paris / CDCN, La Manufacture CDCN Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux • La Rochelle (FR) # Residency partners: Charleroi Danse, Grand Studio, La Bellone, Arts Center Buda (BE), POLE-SUD, CDCN Strasbourg, CCN/Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg, Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans (FR) # With the support of Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles — Service de la danse, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Grand Studio and Réseau Grand Luxe

Lara Barsacq
Trained at the CNSMDP in contemporary dance, Lara joined Batsheva Company between 1992 and 1996 under the direction of choreographer Ohad Naharin. From 1994 to 2004, she devoted herself to choreography, whether for her projects, at the request of the CNSMDP or professional companies such as the Batsheva Ensemble. She became a performer of Compagnies Jean-Marc Heim, Alias, Jérôme Bel, Lies Pauwels & Ben Benaouisse, Tristero, les Ballets C de la B, the GdRA, Benny Claessens, Arkadi Zaides, Sarah Vanhee, the Cie du Zerep, Danae Theodoridou and Lisi Estaras. Lara returned to choreography with her personal project Lost in Ballets russes that premiered on April 19th, 2018 at La Raffinerie (Brussels). Her second piece, IDA don’t cry me love, premiered on October 18th, 2019 during the Biennale de Charleroi danse. Her next project – Fruit Tree – will premiere in October 2021 in Brussels, in the frame of Biennale de Charleroi danse.