Les Ballet C de la B is definitely not a ballet company - Ballet & Dance Podcast
Summary: Alain Platel is the director of Les Ballet C de la B, which is in fact not a ballet company, and definitely not your typical dance company.<br> Based in Belgium, Alain tells us how he started Les Ballet C de la B by accident and has over the last 30 years challenged the normal conventions of dance.<br> Working with both professional and non-professional dancers, live musicians, and even animals, Alain creates work that makes us question ‘what is dance’, who is allowed to dance, what is a dancer, where does dance end and movement begin, is theatre dance?<br> His piece Nicht Schlafen being shown at <a href="http://sadlerswells.com">Sadler’s Wells</a> (30 June and 1 July), is an example of his radical dance that deals with life and death. Alain explains the inspiration drawn from Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, political change, uncertainty and social tensions.<br> With a cast of all men except one lone female dancer, Nicht Schlafen explores the role of men in today’s society, responding to, as Alain says, the new wave of feminism.<br> Listen to Alain talk about his observations and influences and the importance of the music from composer Steven Prengels in his work.<br> Thank you to <a href="http://woocommerce-170831-494870.cloudwaysapps.com/francesca-marotto">Francesca Marotto </a>for compiling the interview questions.<br> PRESS PLAY <br> <a href="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alai+Platel+-+The+Wonderful+World+of+Dance.mp3">https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alai+Platel+-+The+Wonderful+World+of+Dance.mp3</a><br>
