This course is inspired by the process of transmitting the piece O Samba do Crioulo Doido. Through exercises based on touch, manipulation, listening and awakening the skin, participants will explore a way of dancing that involves other senses and other learning channels. This work also invites us to reflect on the sensory hierarchies in dance pedagogy and to rethink the ways in which we share, interpret and create based on our sensitive diversities.
Calixto Neto
Born in Recife in Brazil, Calixto Neto has lived in France since 2013. He trained in theatre at the Federal University of Pernambuco, then in dance with the Groupe Experimental de Danse before his master's degree in choreography ex.e.r.ce, at the CCN de Montpellier. During his studies, he created the solo petites explosions and the duet Pipoca with Bruno Freire. In 2018, he was resident artist at the Cité Internationale des Arts to create his second solo, oh!rage, born of his interest in “peripheral” dance, on the fringes of institutional circuits. Calixto Neto was part of Lia Rodrigues' company from 2007 to 2013, he also performed in works by Anne Collod, Mette Ingvartsen, Ève Magot and Luiz de Abreu, whose famous piece O Samba do Crioulo Doido he worked on reviving in 2020 as part of the Panorama festival at the CN D. In 2020, he directed the films O Samba do Crioulo Doido: règle et compas and Pro Futuro Quilombo. In 2021, he created Outrar in collaboration with Lia Rodrigues and Feijoada, his first group piece. In 2023, he created the solo IL FAUX as part of the Kunstenfestivaldesarts. He is currently working on the creation of his next piece for four dancers and two pianists, Bruits Marrons, which will be premiered as part of the Festival d'Automne in Paris in 2025. Calixto Neto is an associate artist of the Scène Nationale de Cergy-Pontoise / Val d'Oise 2024-2026.