Bal Amical.e

Bal Amical.e invites everyone to the dancefloor for a bona fide thé dansant, where tunes are mixed and people are mingled. This inclusive dance fest builds on the idea of mixability. Able-bodiedness is a temporary notion at best. Sooner or later, our fragile bodies will show the inevitable wear and tear: missing a leg, barely mobile, half-blind and brain-fogged. This dance creates a safe space for all these bodies, because we (have got to) move − if we don’t, we’re dead!

What sets this ball apart is that it will be attended by certain people who are in the know, people who have prepared a little something the week before, put together novel dance routines, worked on some cool moves. Don’t call it cheating but rather a series of interventions or transformations.

You can be part of this too. Come to La Raffinerie between 16 and 20 September to join the workshops and free jam sessions and to share your ideas with others. Choreographer Andrew Graham from l’Autre Maison in Marseille and the team from laGeste will be there to guide you through the steps. Together you have a ball, and create a unique dance party that converts chance encounters and co-creations into a series of little improvisations and demonstrations, while a DJ keeps everybody on their toes.

*There will be no alcohol served or allowed

Practical info
From 16 to 20 September, between 14:00 and 22:00 in La Raffinerie.
In the afternoon you’ll have room to experiment and share your own dance idiom with others. Every evening from 18:00 to 20:00 you can join a workshop with a waacking / tango / dabke / pole dancing expert, followed by a free jam session that ends at 22:00.

Coproduction: KANAL-Centre Pompidou