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Production Xx, Marco da Silva Ferreira

ZÜRICH TANZT: Double Bill – Gush is Great / Fantasie Minor

Two gems of the international dance scene: a beguiling procession blending raw poetry, absurdity and quiet rebellion, and a hip-hop pas de deux set to Schubert’s Fantasy in F minor, brimming with camaraderie and idiosyncratic elegance.

Gush is Great
Five dancers stride slowly across the stage. Anything seems possible – and yet, at the same time, one senses a quiet drift towards something inevitable. Absurd objects keep appearing – a bouquet of roses, a water pistol, a mechanical dog. Despite the comical moments, the performers remain serious, connected to one another and true to their pace. Gush is Great is a mesmerising procession between raw poetry and quiet rebellion of rare intensity.

Fantasie Minor
Chloé Robidoux and Anka Postic, two dancers who have been friends since childhood, take to the stage. Their clunky boots contrast with the lightness of Schubert’s Fantasia in F minor. High-energy duels transform into small pas de deux, with hip hop, house, dancehall and classical dance forms merging seamlessly – guided by an impetuous joy of movement.
In Marco da Silva Ferreira’s choreography, classical and hip-hop codes shed their weight and reinvent themselves. Between fragile attempts and playful virtuosity, a unique form of grace and elegance emerges.

Part of ZÜRICH TANZT

Gush is Great
Produktion, Performance Julie Botet, Max Gomard, Philomène Jander, Zoé Lakhnati, Simon Le Borgne, Ulysse Zangs
Musik Ulysse Zangs
Foto César Vayssié

Produktion Association Mandragore Co-Produktion Théâtre Molière Sète, Scène nationale archipel de Thau
Partner Festival de l’Impertinence, Sète, Théâtre Molièrre Sète, Scène nationale archipel de Thau, Danse élargie - Théâtre de la Ville de Paris & Fondation Hermès, le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix Hauts-de-France en partenariat avec La Condition Publique

Fantasie Minor
Konzept, Choreografie Marco da Silva Ferreira
Performer:innen Anka Postic, Chloé Robidoux
Sound Rui Lima, Sérgio Martins
Licht Marco da Silva Ferreira, Florent Beauruelle, Valentin Pasquet
Kostüme Aleksandar Protic
Choreografische Assistenz Elsa Dumontel
Technik Jérôme Houlès
Produktion Mathieu Hilléreau – Les Indépendances
Foto Martin Argyroglo

Produktion Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie
Co-Produktion Le Trident, Scène nationale de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, TANDEM Scène nationale Arras-Douai, Culture Commune, Scène nationale du bassin minier du Pas-de-Calais, Espace 1789, Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national pour la danse de Saint-Ouen, Atelier de Paris / CDCN

Unterstützt durch Ministère de la Culture «Residency for Associated Artist» of DRAC Normandie, the Calvados Departement for a residency in Terre d'Auge, Caisse des Dépôts, Institut Français for France-Portugal Season 2022.

Production Xx

The six artists – Julie Botet, Max Gomard, Philomène Jander, Zoé Lakhnati, Simon Le Borgne and Ulysse Zangs – are among the rising talents of the contemporary dance scene in France. Gush is Great is their first joint creation; it won second prize at Danse élargie 2024 at the Théâtre de la Ville (Paris) and was selected for Aerowaves The Twenty25.

Marco da Silva Ferreira

Marco da Silva Ferreira is a Portuguese choreographer whose work combines urban, social and traditional dance with contemporary choreography, emphasising physical intensity, rhythm and collective energy. 

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