Festival in Motion

Qatar, 2022

Festival in Motion celebrates dance, music, art, and architecture. Set at the heart of the World Cup festivities in Qatar, each project draws inspiration from the public spaces and heritage sites of Qatar to pair international artists for global collaborations. The Festival uses media and technology to expand the live experience of the festival to gain a global audience. All performances will be filmed and shared online to reach the widest possible audience. The festival focuses on the world’s original technology which binds us all: the human body in motion. In combining art, architecture, music and dance with international, multicultural collaborations, we will create a portrait of our global moment and the future of movement.

Festival Artistic Direction \ Benjamin Millepied & Nico Muhly
Choreographers \ Dimitri Chamblas, Brigel Gjoka & Rauf “RubberLegz” Yasit, Madeline Hollander, Jill JohnsonBenjamin Millepied, Laura Nala and Miel Bouchra Ouizgen, Mythili Prakash, Salia Sanou, Bobbi Jene Smith, Janie Taylor, Saburo Teshigawara (bolded choreographers choreographed new work on LADP dancers)
Composers \ Kim Gordon, Celia Hollander, Nico Muhly, David Poe
Companies \ L.A. Dance Project, Compagnie O, Mazelfreten, Mythili Prakash & performers
Filmmakers \ Olivier Simola, Sebastien Marcovici

ANTHEM

Premiere
National Museum of Qatar: Rose des Sables,Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Janie Taylor

Music
Nico Muhly

18 Dancers

DEVOTION

Premiere
December 5th, 2022 at the Park Dhow Boats in Doha, Qatar.

Choreography
Madeline Hollander

Music
Celia Hollander

18 Dancers

EAST WEST WEST EAST

Premiere
December 19th, 2022 at the East/West in Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Benjamin Millepied

Music
Nico Muhly

FLY ME TO THE EARTH

Premiere
December 12th, 2022 at the Brazan Towers in Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Saburo Teshigawara

3 Dancers

LA RÉCRÉATION

Premiere
December 5th, 2022 at the Western Courtyard in Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Salia Sanou

18 Dancers

QUARTET FOR TWELVE

Premiere
December 13th, 2022 at Al Wakrah Pier in Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Bobbi Jene Smith

Music
String Quartet No. 5 by Philip Glass

Costume Design
Victoria Bek

Length
28 minutes

12 Dancers

Original Cast
Daisy Jacobson, Courtney Conovan, Daphne Fernberger, Nayomi Van Brunt,
Jessy Crist, David Adrian Freeland Jr., Lorin Brubaker, Jeremy Coachman,
Mario Gonzalez, Shu Kinouchi, Peter Mazurowski, Leo Hishikawa

WAKE

Premiere
December 13th, 2022 at the Western Courtyard in Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Jill Johnson

Music
Paul Poe

6 Dancers

Original Cast
Daisy Jacobson, Nayomi Van Brunt, Daphne Ferberger, Jeremy Coachman,
Doug Baum, Shu Kinouchi

WATER AND POWER

Premiere
December 12th, 2022 at the Post Office in Doha, Qatar

Choreography
Dimitri Chamblas

16 Dancers

Festival in Motion