Como una baguala oscura

Nina Laisné

9:30 p.m. Main Room

12€ / Pentágono Card 6€ Ages 6+

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Como una baguala oscura marks the return of multidisciplinary artist Nina Laisné to Theatro Circo, where she presented the impressive Arca Ostinata in 2022. In Como una baguala oscura, Nina Laisné unveils a show that combines dance and music in a celebration of Argentine pianist and composer Hilda Herrera, a seminal figure in her country’s folklore.

Directed by Nina Laisné, with choreography and performance by dancer Néstor “Pola” Pastorive, these creators bring together Herrera’s work (present virtually) and Pastorive’s unique movement. The show highlights the relevance of Herrera, who paved the way for the piano in Argentine folklore and whose compositions were censored by political regimes.

Néstor Pastorive presents an extraordinarily free form of dance, distancing himself from virile visions and fusing Argentine zapateo with influences from flamenco and classical dance. Como una baguala oscura questions the reduction of these art forms to mere folklore, celebrating their intensity and universal appeal through the body and an archive of documents and videos.

Credits
Original Idea, Direction, and Costumes Nina Laisné
Choreography and Performance Néstor “Pola” Pastorive
Piano and Composition Hilda Herrera
Four-Hand Pieces Sebastián Gangi
Lights Shaly López
Sound Engineering Arthur Frick
Stage and Video Direction Stéphane Bordonaro
Images and videos Dante Martinez
Studio sound engineering Mireille Faure
Costumes and props Florence Bruchon, Maurice Laisné
Tree trunk construction Atelier de la maisondelaculture Bourges, Scène nationale
Set design workshop management Nicolas Bénard
Carpentry Jonathan Chaillou
Metalwork Jean-Christophe David, Jules Chavigny
Sculpture and decorative painting Laurent Pelois, Margaux Hocquart
Screen construction Serrurerie Gaby Sitter
Decorative painting Alan Da Silva, Nina Laisné. Masonry Sébastien Rouhier
Translation Adrienne Orssaud
Administration Martine Girol

Production manager Valentina Salazar-Henao
Production management/distribution Séverine Péan in collaboration with Clémence Faravel
Production Zorongo in association with PLATÔ
Co-production Les 2 Scènes, Scène nationale de Besançon; Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse; Maison de la Culture de Bourges; Centre chorégraphique national de Caen en Normandie, as part of the ‘accueil-studio’ programme – Ministère de la Culture; La Vignette, scène conventionnée – Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3; Bonlieu Scène nationale Annecy; Les Scènes du Jura – Scène nationale; Arsenal – Cité musicale-Metz; Théâtre Garonne – Scène européenne; La Place de la danse CDCN Toulouse-Occitanie; Théâtre Molière Sète, Scène nationale archipel de Thau; Festival d’Automne à Paris
Production with the support of FONDOC – Support fund for contemporary creation in Occitanie (La Vignette, subsidized theater – Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 University; Théâtre Garonne – European theater; La Place de la danse CDCN Toulouse-Occitanie; Théâtre Molière Sète, National theater of the Thau archipelago)

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Nina Laisné is an associate artist of Les 2 Scènes, Scène nationale de Besançon Zorongo is supported by Drac Bourgogne-Franche-Comté – Ministère de la Culture Creation with the support of Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, City of Besançon, and Département du Doubs Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse and the Festival d’Automne à Paris are co-producers of this show and present it in co-production.