The Louvre hosted the first incarnation of Rua in 2016. The work of choreographer and dancer Volmir Cordeiro revealed the poetic potential of a body in the museum’s
floor space creating a sense of tension with Bertolt Brecht’s poems about war (The ABC of War, 1954). Now at Pedra Dura, it’s the same body, massive and seemingly disordered, powerful yet fragile. In the open air this time, Volmir incarnates the multiple bodies and faces that a road may contain. The dance is accompanied by
Washington Timbó on drums and explores the tension and alternation between war, devouring and devoured bodies and festive choreographies.
choreography and interpretation
Volmir Cordeiro
percussion
Washington Timbó
costumes
Vinca Alonso, Volmir Cordeiro
production
Donna Volcain
co-production
Ménagerie de Verre
support
Musée du Louvre, Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers, LE CND - Un centre d’art pour la danse, ICI - CCN Montpellier / Languedoc-Roussillon
duration 1h
M/3
Volmir Cordeiro (Concórdia, 1987) holds a doctorate in dance from Paris 8 University. He initially studied theatre before working with Brazilian choreographers Alejandro Ahmed, Cristina Moura and Lia Rodrigues. In 2011, he joined the “Essais” programme at the National Centre for Contemporary Dance (CDNC) in Angers, under the direction of Emmanuelle Huynh, where he obtained a masters in performance and choreography. In Europe he has performed in productions by Xavier Le Roy, Laurent Pichaud & Rémy Héritier, Emmanuelle Huynh, Jocelyn Cottencin, Vera Mantero, Zeena Parkings & Nadia Lauro and Latifa Laâbissi. As a choreographer, his first cycle was composed of three solo works. Currently, he presents his pieces at several international festivals. His company Donna Volcan takes the notion of the volcano, which combines earth, air, fire and vital force, as the basis for creation. In 2021, Cordeiro won the SACD Society of Author’s prize for young choreographers.
Washington Timbó is a dancer, musician, teacher and choreographer from Brazil. He’s dancing with differents samba group, such as Samba da Vela » and collaborate with Irineu Nogueira’s Abieié Cie. As a pedagogist, he’s working on traditional afro-brazilian dances, inspiring himself from Orixas and divinity for the afro-brazilian panthéon and their relationship with éléments and nature. Eight years after Street, he starts a new collaboration with Volmir Cordeiro as an performer in Shelter (2023).