Jonas Chéreau

Jonas Chéreau is a dancer and choreographer. After studying at the Cndc in Angers, he performed with various artists: Fanny de Chaillé, Anne Collod, Aurélien Dougé, Daniel Larrieu, Sara Manente, Lilia Mestre, Diederik Peeters and Mickaël Phelippeau... In collaboration with Jacques Bonnaffé at the Avignon Festival, he created a dance piece entitled Nature aime à se cacher. Then, alongside Madeleine Fournier, he co-invented several pieces: Les interprètes ne sont pas à la hauteur, Sexe symbole (to explore the meaning of the term), 306 Manon, SOUS-TITRE, Partout. With La météodanse Baleine, and then its adaptation for a young audience entitled Temps de Baleine, Jonas Chéreau inaugurated the creation of solo choreographic objects. At the Next Arts festival, he presented the group piece R É V E R B É R E R. The choreographer is currently working on a new project, JOIE, which will premiere in 2025.

Joy workshop
“The workshop will explore what lies at the root of happiness. What does a happy body look like? What triggers laughter, and can we provoke it? I’ll be sharing and playing with practices that may or may not bring out joy in ourselves and others. These times of research and group experimentation will combine voice and movement, placing connection at the center. Opening up a space of freedom where the bizarre, the disproportionate and the unexpected can flourish, unfolding a polyphony of laughter. My approach will draw on techniques of contact, mime, farce and improvisation. The challenge will be to unite laughter and dance in acts of collective resistance.”