bi-portrait Jean-Yves

One’s relationship to the body is never disembodied. A banality only if one forgets Jean-Yves’s profession (Jean-Yves is a priest). Postures referring to the liturgy exist simply – for instance, a cross made from two bodies during a series of barrel rolls. But, it is at the crossroads, free of doubt the constant relaying between the two men, that the encounter truly takes place. It is impossible to describe the gilding Mickaël Phelippeau is able to create both in the body and through dialogue. Touching surprises await us at every moment. And time fulfills its role: reflection takes root in our relationship to what is facing us, borne by the codes of representation (…). Reappropriating the codes of neither dance, nor the numerous ones belonging to the space of Catholic celebration, without vulgarity.

  • Gérard Mayen

The premiere took place on april 17th 2008 at TNT Manufacture - Bordeaux

a choreographic piece by Mickaël Phelippeau

performance Jean-Yves Robert et Mickaël Phelippeau

artistic collaboration Maeva Cunci

light design Benjamin Boiffier

on the proposal of Alain Michard / cie. Louma et du TNT / Bordeaux


executive producer bi-p association
coproduction Lelabo – Paris, TNT – Bordeaux, Centre National de Danse Contemporaine - Angers
with the support of Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers


photo credits Aldo Abbinante & Philippe Savoir

Creation 2008

2008
Lelabo – Paris, FR - work in progress
TNT- Manufacture de chaussures – Bordeaux, FR - premiere
Les Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers, FR
Manifestation Journées Jouables, Cap15 – Marseille, FR
À DOMICILE 2008 – Guissény, FR
Église Saint-Augustin – Bordeaux, FR
Les Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers, FR

2009
Centre national de danse contemporaine – Angers, FR
Théâtre l'Oeil la Lucarne – Bordeaux, FR

2010
La Halle aux Grains - scène nationale de Blois, in the frame of festival les Eclectiques, FR
La Fabrique - Dole initiated by Centre chorégraphique national de Franche-Comté à Belfort, in collaboration with Scènes du Jura, FR
Théâtre de la Bastille - Paris, FR

2011
Théâtre Le Puits-Manu – Beaugency, FR
Scène nationale d'Orléans, FR
Théâtre la Condition des Soies - Avignon OFF, in collaboration with micadanses - Paris, FR
Micadanses – Paris, FR
Les Églises - centre d'art contemporain – Chelles, in the frame of the exhibition La Paupière, le Seuil, de Guillaume Robert, FR
L'Hectare - scène conventionnée de Vendôme, FR
Le Quartz - scène nationale de Brest, FR

2012
La maison du temps libre – Stains, in the frame of the project « bi-portrait Clos Saint-Lazare », Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine Saint-Denis, FR

2015
Festival Pharenheit, CCN du Havre Haute Normandie, FR
Théâtre Paul Eluard, Bezons, FR