“The help of our host organisation, Assembly, has been invaluable. We learnt a lot about what participating in the fringe entails in terms of the company’s strategic development.”
WHO: Baptiste Hilbert
WHAT: “Shoot the Cameraman. Blend the instinctive and spontaneous quality of live performance with the possibilities of the seventh art by joining camera operators with live dancers on stage. The audience will thus be offered a permanent double reading of the piece and have the opportunity to simultaneously attend a live performance on stage and on screen.”
WHERE: Assembly Roxy – Central (Venue 139)
WHEN: 15:00 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
Yes, and it’s also the first time that Luxembourg has sent an official showcase.
The Fringe is a real experience for us because it gives us another insight into how the market works across the Channel. The cultural market works in a different way here and it’s very important for our future international sales strategies to understand how the different sectors work.
It’s also an ideal opportunity to confront our work with a new multi-disciplinary audience who aren’t particularly used to contemporary dance.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Preparing for the Fringe was laborious for us, given that this was our first experience we didn’t really know what we were getting ourselves into. The help of our host organisation, Assembly, has been invaluable. We learnt a lot about what participating in the fringe entails in terms of the company’s strategic development. Targeting and making contact with professionals and the press, as well as the importance of well-established communication.
Over the last few months the company has also been working on several other projects for the 24/25 season.
A brand new creation, “Mary’s daughters”, is currently being created and will premiere in Luxembourg during the 25/26 season.
And more recently on the third edition of our dance festival “Plate-Forme AWA” for young European choreographic creation and the bringing together of dance amateurs and professionals. This will take place in February 2024 and will include workshops and masterclasses for amateur and professional dancers, as well as two evenings of performances at the Luxembourg choreographic centre (TROIS C-L) and the Kinneksbond Theatre in Mamer.
Tell us about your show.
Shoot the cameraman was co-written by Catarina Barbosa and myself (Baptiste Hilbert).
We are co-artistic directors of the dance company AWA As We Are (LU).
AWA is a company that works on a project basis and we always put together a team that we know and with whom we have infinite contact in everyday life.
The show is co-produced by some of Europe’s leading dance structures, such as Les Théâtres De La Ville De Luxembourg, CCN des Ballets du Rhin, ….
This is a production for 2019/2020, just in time for the Covid crisis. We have nevertheless managed to tour the show for a few exceptional dates after the crisis, such as Teatros Del Canal in Madrid in October 2022.
The Fringe represents a final opportunity for us to disseminate this work and make contact with any interested organisations.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
As a dance company, we’d like to unofficially encourage you to check out Dance Base in Grassmarket. The programme is rich and varied, with works that perfectly reflect the different current inspirations in contemporary dance.
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