Aina Alegre

Choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre sees choreographic creation as a way to spark imagination around the body. She explores different relationships with the collective body. Her choreographic work is designed as an “orchestration” of movement, sound, light, and space. For several years, Aina Alegre has developed both choreographic and musical composition. Through her pieces, she also researches the notions of memory and archives, which run through all her work. Since 2023, she has been co-directing the CCN in Grenoble with dancer Yannick Hugron. 

“This is a question we undoubtedly share with those who express themselves through dance. For some time now, I have been interested in collective forms that set us in motion, and with this in mind, I have been working on choreographic forms such as parades, processions, and pageants. In this workshop, I would like to share some of the tools I use in my work. My composition process often revolves around notions such as perseverance and repetition, as a space to transform gestures, to transform movement, to enter into a physical state, to enter into a collective dance. We will experiment with collective forms through warm-ups and improvisations, but we will also explore excerpts from my repertoire. I will also emphasize the question of the body’s internal music. How the rhythm of our thoughts and sensations becomes music, becomes gestures, and brings forth “our” dance.” Aina Alegre