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Bernadette JACQUET
Trained in classical dance with L. Legrand, Y. Casati and J. Fynnaert, she teaches at the Ecole du Centre in Paris and at the Centre Culturel de l’Yonne (CCY). After an international career with several companies, film (Tess, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac) and theater (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme) led her to the historical repertoire. To specialize in early dance, she studied with B. Gondoni, B. Sparti, G. Giordano, C. Bayle, A. Yepes, C. Gracio Mora, MG. Massé, N. Nguyen, I. Feste and PF. Dolle. She joins the Compagnie du Roi René for numerous productions, including the Festival d’Anjou. Choreographer and dancer with the Compagnie “Bassa Toscana”, she leads workshops, dances and conferences, and participates in the creation of concerts and shows with various musical ensembles, including Obsidienne, La Fenice and La Bellezza.
Stéphane QUEANT
Not only a professional dancer, but also a state-qualified classical dance teacher, he was trained by C. Philippeau, W. Byars, J. Fynnaert and AM. Sandrini.
Her international tours have seen her dance in Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. Under the direction of F. Nault (Grands ballets canadiens), with Carmina Burana, he performed on the great stages of Nice and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. The operetta took him to Dijon for a season and to many French theaters. As a member of the Compagnie du Roi Renée, he also takes part in the Festival d’Anjou.
Trained in ancient dance with B. Gondoni, G. Giordano, A. Yepes, N. Nguyen, I. Feste and PF. Dolle, he is now recognized as one of its most talented representatives.
Baroque, Renaissance and contemporary ballet-theatre
Choreographed and directed by Bernadette Jacquet,
Stéphane Quéant, Gudrun Skameltz and Camille Bonnardot
Running time: 45 minutes without intermission
3 dancers, a musician, a singer and an actor
1621: 400 years ago, the most popular of fabulists, Jean de La Fontaine, was born. La Fontaine’s fables in dance, music, theater and song are suddenly set in motion, combining poetry, humour and pedagogy. By associating dance throughout the show, the choreographic, historical and contemporary journeys reveal the timelessness of the texts. Resonating with courtly melodies and daring with an eclectic choice of music, the show takes its roots in the past and offers a contemporary concept, opening the way to a wide audience.
In her chateau on the banks of the Loire, a grande dame invites her friends to a ball, a festive event much appreciated by 16th-century nobles.
A young lord allows himself to be seduced by the charms of the damsels, provoking rivalries and fights, typical of a society eager for glory and love. But soon, poetry, emotion and joy will calm these chivalrous impulses and give way to the joys of celebration.
Through dance, Renaissance society sought to assert its nobility and distinction. Gavottes, voltes and pavanes illustrate this historical fresco, delicately combined with an aesthetic truth.
Renaissance ballet and pantomime
Choreography and direction by Bernadette Jacquet
and Stéphane Quéant
Duration: 75 mns without intermission
6 dancers, 5 musicians and an actor-singer
