FRANÇOIS CHAIGNAUD
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Born in Rennes, François Chaignaud studied dance from the age of six. He earned a diploma in 2003 from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse de Paris, collaborating soon after with several choreographers, notably Boris Charmatz, Emmanuelle Huynh, Alain Buffard, and Gilles Jobin. From He’s One that Goes to Sea for Nothing but to Make him sick (2004) to Думи мої (2013), he has created performances in which dance and singing intersect, in a wide variety of environments and at the meeting points of many inspirations. From this tension, the possibility of a body takes shape, inhabiting the space between the sensual rigour of movement, the evocative power of singing, and the convergence of heterogeneous historical references — from erotic literature (Aussi Bien Que Ton Cœur Ouvre Moi Les Genoux, 2008) to sacred art. Also historian, François Chaignaud published L’Affaire Berger-Levrault: le féminisme à l’épreuve (1898-1905) with PUR. His curiosity for history has driven him to initiate various collaborations, notably with legendary drag queen Rumi Missabu of the Cockettes, cabaret performer Jérôme Marin (Sous l’ombrelle, 2011), artist Marie Caroline Hominal (Duchesses, 2009), fashion designers Romain Brau and Charlie Le Mindu, visual artist Théo Mercier, photographer Donatien Veismann and videast Cesar Vayssié. Chaignaud has been commissioned to create a film installation for 24 FRAMES per second in CarriageWorks Sydney.
In collaboration with artist Nino Laisné, he has created a piece entitled Romances inciertos: un autre Orlando, bringing together four instrumentalists around various ambiguous motifs of genre from the choreographic and vocal Iberian repertoire. The piece has been shown as part of the 2018 programme of the festival d’Avignon. In 2018 François Chaignaud also choreographed Soufflette, a piece for the Carte Blanche Ballet (Norway) in collaboration with Romain Brau premiered in May in Studio Bergen.
His latest creation Symphonia Harmoniæ Cælesitum Revelationum is a research on the Antique Christian song repertoire as well as Hildegard Von Bingen conceived in collaboration with Marie-Pierre Brébant. The show premiered in May 2019 at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels. His upcoming projects include collaborations with notably: Akaji Maro, Dominique Brun and Les Siècles orchestra and a new collaboration with Geoffroy Jourdain and vocal ensemble Les Cris de Paris.
Upcoming tour dates François Chaignaud
July 2023
2 Récital (François Chaignaud) – Sherocco festival, Ostuni (IT)
September 2023
5 Radio Vinci Park (François Chaignaud & Théo Mercier) – Festival Oriente Occidente, Rovereto (IT)
8 Dumy Moyi – Toplocentrala, Sofia (BG)
16 Radio Vinci Park (François Chaignaud & Théo Mercier) – Short Theatre, Rome (IT)
17 Radio Vinci Park (François Chaignaud & Théo Mercier) – Short Theatre, Rome (IT)
21 Radio Vinci Park (François Chaignaud & Théo Mercier) – Biennale de Lyon, Lyon (FR)
22 Radio Vinci Park (François Chaignaud & Théo Mercier) – Biennale de Lyon, Lyon (FR)
23 Radio Vinci Park (François Chaignaud & Théo Mercier) – Biennale de Lyon, Lyon (FR)
October 2023
11 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR) PREMIERE
12 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR)
13 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR)
14 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR)
17 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Charleroi Danse, Brussels (BE)
18 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Charleroi Danse, Brussels (BE)
20 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR)
21 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR)
22 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Festival d’Automne/MC93, Paris (FR)
27 Symphonia Harmoniae Caelestium Revelationum (François Chaignaud & Marie-Pierre Brébant) – Triennale Milano, Milan (IT)
28 Symphonia Harmoniae Caelestium Revelationum (François Chaignaud & Marie-Pierre Brébant) – Triennale Milano, Milan (IT)
November 2023
11 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – cc Het Spoor Harelbeke/ Next Festival, Kortrijk (BE)
14 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Espace Pasolini/ Next Festival, Valenciennes (FR)
15 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Espace Pasolini/ Next Festival, Valenciennes (FR)
18 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – l’Oiseau-Mouche, Roubaix (FR)
19 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – l’Oiseau-Mouche, Roubaix (FR)
22 Mirlitons (François Chaignaud & Aymeric Hainaux) – Espace des Arts, Chalon-sur-Saône (FR)
29 (M)IMOSA (Cecilia Bengolea, Trajal Harrell, Marlene Monteiro Freitas & François Chaignaud) – CND, Pantin (FR)
December 2023
2 (M)IMOSA (Cecilia Bengolea, Trajal Harrell, Marlene Monteiro Freitas & François Chaignaud) – CND, Pantin (FR)
3 (M)IMOSA (Cecilia Bengolea, Trajal Harrell, Marlene Monteiro Freitas & François Chaignaud) – CND, Pantin (FR)
5 Romances Inciertos (François Chaignaud & Nino Laisné) – Maison de la Culture, Bourges (FR)
Photo: Erwan Fichou