Festival Fait Maison returns for a tenth edition spotlighting dances from around the world, reflecting the diversity of practices developed throughout the year in the studio, and a theme close to micadanses: dance and disability in their artistic and educational expressions.
On the program: shared performances, inclusive workshops, an excerpt from Claire Durand-Drouhin’s new creation, and an experience-sharing session, “Disability Conquering Space,” bringing together educators and fellow artists who work with or on disability. Everything is free; you just need to book! ; Credits: Christine Gérard, Clartés ombragées © Isabelle Lévy-Lehmann ; Credits: Claire Durand-Drouhin, La Bal des ardents © Vanessa Lefranc ; Credits: Fabio Crestale, là où poassent les corps © cie I Funamboli ; Credits: © DR ; Credits: © DR ; Credits: © Stéphane Bui ; Credits: © DR ; Credits: Mourad Bouayad © Gordon Spooner Fri June 12 / 8 p.m. / shared program SANOS ABBAllet Project (excerpt) Who has never been swept up by dance fever to the sound of the legendary Swedish group ABBA? Andrea Sitter Valse sortie de son un, deux, trois This trio is the result of a laboratory held at micadanses in December 2025, during which Andrea Sitter transmitted and adapted the finale of Etcetera, a piece for 14 performers commissioned by Didier Deschamps when he was director of the Ballet de Lorraine. Sophie Ménissier Odyssée Drawing on explorations connected to the poetry of the Tout-monde, Sophie Ménissier creates a piece like a shifting landscape, made of shared imaginings and cross-cultural blending Sat June 13 / workshops inclusive workshop 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. / Jeanne Borgel dancing with disability Inspired by her piece Et Alors?, Jeanne Borgel, a choreographer and performer with a disability, invites participants to approach anger through choreography, and freedom through free and guided improvisation. inclusive workshop 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. / Julie Compans audio description For several years, Julie Compans has been teaching dance to blind and visually impaired people through audio description. This workshop will be a kind of dive into her world, a way of slipping beneath the surface of gesture, shifting the gaze, and playing with other perceptions to connect with space and with others. all-levels workshop 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. / Seungha Son traditional Korean dance By experimenting with the synchronization of breath and movement, the foundation of traditional Korean dance, this workshop also invites reflection on how boundaries form between oneself and others. Sat June 13 5 p.m. / talk Disability Conquering Space with Jeanne Borgel: Un puis deux solos pour danser Julie Compans and Elsa Gillet: Des yeux au bout des pas Jany Jérémie: Marcher c’est déjà danser Ira Kodiche: Mon fauteuil au milieu des danseurs Yaya Sanou: Mes danseurs sans parole Cie O’delà, Armelle Cornillon and Guillaume Ison: Danse autrement This is a space for conversation and exchange around disability and the practice of dance. Bodies and energies unlike any others will give us ways to approach disability as it conquers space, movement, and choreographic practice… Sat June 13 8 p.m. / shared program Claire Durand-Drouhin Le bal des ardents (excerpt from work in progress) Between the Bal and the Mal des ardents, historical references in which collective dances, processions, and contagious trances announce unconscious political movements, each singular body takes center stage to reveal its inner flame. An ardent quest for renewed contact, against a backdrop of persistent surrender. Seungha Son Rite de Papier A dance interlude about the moment, the final one we all face without exception. Les Orpailleurs with the GRCIP Folies et Tarentelles Welcome to a journey through baroque, traditional, and contemporary music that leads to the limits of what each person can travel through and encounter in dance. Sun June 14 / workshops inclusive workshop 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. / Mourad Bouayad composition, improvisation, exploration This workshop is inspired by the inclusive performance Les Oiseaux, where composition, improvisation, exploration, acceptance, and listening to others come together. inclusive workshop 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. / Lison Le Magueresse dance and rhythm This workshop draws on Danse Rythme Thérapie (DRT). Danse Rythmée is a playful, joyful dance that uses symbolic gestures repeated to percussion and world music, accompanied by the voice. Sun June 14 / 8 p.m. / shared program Miléna de Mengin Le ‘Ori tahiti A living art that connects Tahitians to their ancestors An immersion in the richness and diversity of ‘Ori tahiti, a heritage passed down from generation to generation in Polynésie. Through dance, traditional songs, and percussion, Tahitian culture comes alive Fabio Crestale Là où passent les corps On stage, a group of twenty young performers from different cultures, languages, and backgrounds. Their gestures, presence, and interactions become the raw material for this choreographic creation, which aims to bring forth a new “world dance.” Mon June 15 / 8 p.m. / shared program Hélène Marc Escapada Nova Inspired by the dances and music of Gascogne, Hélène Marc offers a roaming presentation of a sequence of dances: branle, congos, courante, bourrée, iosca, rondeaux, saut, punctuated by contemporary dance escapes. This journey reveals both the musical and choreographic richness and diversity of these dances. Christine Gérard Clartés ombragées Sheltered from the light, fleeting moments are revealed, yet their intensities create subtle vibrations. Dance is reflected in deep places, and sensations weave iridescent paths. Discover what hides behind the shadow: dig into the material, soften the ground, suspend the tension, shift the depths. Wish or reality?
Source: paris.fr — photo: Les Orpailleurs avec le GRCIP, Folies et Tarentelles © Jonas Rose