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FDDAM : ACT 16th

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Held for the 16th year, Marseille Festival de Danse et des Arts Multiples is going to take over the city’s cultural venues from June 16th to July 9th, focusing on Africa and African-American history.

« I cheerfully thank the staff of the festival who offers new artistic visions every year and give the audience the occasion to see creative dance companies perform on stage », said enthusiastically Marseille’s Mayor Jean Claude Gaudin. Since 1996, Marseille Festival de Danse et des Arts Multiples aims at giving modern dance a better exposure, and creating a bond between artists and their audience. The Provence Alpes Côté d’Azur region and the city of Marseille are the two main funding bodies of the festival, which still struggles to attract patrons. « Since we don’t have our own venue, the operating cost literally took off. City council keeps funding us, but it’s still tough » confessed Artistic Director Appolline Quintrand. The main venue this season will be La Salle Vallier but  shows are also scheduled in other cultural venues throughout the city.

This year line-up will host a multicultural crowd including artists from  New-York, Haiti, Mali, South-Africa and Côte d’Ivoire all praising a « positive experience of diversity ». Thus, dance companies such as Merce Cunningham’s, break dancers from « La Smala », Akram Khan’s « Vertical Road » will be performing. Assistant Director Philippe Murcia insisted on « the festival’s hospitality and accessibility », revealing his intention to get the audience involved through interactions with artists, conferences, or invitations to dance. A 45 euros-pass covering 7 shows in 7 structures or festivals is offered intending to make the festival more affordable. With the eventful Marseille-Provence 2013 in sight, the festival is already preparing with an opera-slam project in perspective.

Amaury Ballet.

Translation: Florence Pelosato

Copyright ‘moi et mon cheveu’ Lionel Elian

More on http://www.festivaldemarseille.com/images/stories/pdf/calendrier_spectacle.pdf

Rmt News Int • 27 mai 2011


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