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 Johnson, Benjamin 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