Suresnes Cités Danse
From the 12th January to the 12th February 2012
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For twenty years hip-hop dancers and choreographers have been wowing the crowds with their baggy-trousered moves at the Suresnes Cités Danse festival, held at the Jean Vilar theatre in Suresnes.
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Created by Olivier Meyer in 1993, the festival's aim is to give young urban dancers from Paris' most difficult suburbs the chance to perform alongside top-class international choreographers.
In 2007 Marie-Agnès Gillot, ballet star of the Opéra de Paris, headlined alongside tango personality Mey-Ling Bisogno. Tap-dancer Jean-Pierre Douterluigne also once performed with body poppers and krump dancers. Every show is anchored in hip-hop, yet mixed with styles like break-dancing, tap, and b-boying, bringing something wholly fresh and progressive to Paris' contemporary dance scene.
Dan Aucante
For many youngsters, this is their first time on a proper stage. As Meyer says, his festival "reveals talents." For several of today's most well-known and confirmed choreographers "Suresnes Cités Danse gave them their first ever limelight - got them noticed, and got them performing nationally, even internationally". 2012's festival promises ten new dance creations shared between twenty-seven performances. You can also take in several plays each day and watch dancers perform to the angelic voices of a thirty-strong choir.
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