As part of the “KlaipeDance” international artistic cooperation project, Joanne Leighton was invited by the CCN de Caen en Normandie to create a piece with dancers from the Šeiko Dance Company.
KlaipeDance is a contemporary dance cooperation structure supported by the City of Klaipėda, the University of Klaipėda and the French Embassy in Lithuania, in partnership with the CCN de Caen Normandie. After a 5-week residency in Lithuania, Flocking was premiered on January 27, 2023.
Following on from People United, and based on an atlas of some 900 photographs taken at moments of gathering, Joanne Leighton leads eight dancers from the Šeiko Dance Company in a piece based on the universal gestures we all share, gestures common to gatherings the world over. Joanne Leighton invited Romain de Lagarde to join her in creating the lighting for the piece, Peter Crosbie composed new musical pieces and a Lithuanian costume designer worked with Joanne on the creation.
Choreography : Joanne Leighton
Music : “Come Out” Steve Reich, “Flocking Score” Peter Crosbie, Neringa Rekašiūtė, Elvina Nevardauskaitė, Eglė Plytnikaitė “Devynios liepos”, Akvilė Kalaušytė, Justina Jančiūnaitė ir Saulenė Pečiulytė “Kūkal rože ratilio”
Costumes : Sandra Straukaitė
Lighting design : Romain de Lagarde
IPerformers : Dovilė Binkauskaitė, Niels Claes, Gintarė Marija Ūsė, Mantas Ūsas, Ema Senkuvienė, Inga Kuznecova, Viktorija Zobielaitė, Rūdis Vilsons, Oksana Griaznova
Artistic Director of the Seiko Dance Company : Agnija Šeiko
Photos : Martynas Norvaišas, Domas Rimeika
Production : Goda Giedraitytė
Coproduction : Šeiko Dance Company, WLDN / Joanne Leighton
Financing : French Embassy in Lithuania, French Institute of Lithuania, Ministry of Culture of Lithuania, City of Klaipeda
This piece is part of the KlaipeDAnse program, a Franco-Lithuanian contemporary dance cooperation program since 2017.
