MEDIATHEK

From its foundation in 1986, the Philippe Saire Company has created 29 shows, with more than 1000 performances in 170 towns across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and America. Vacarme, Étude sur la Légèreté, Vie et Mœurs du Caméléon Nocturne, La Haine de la Musique, Les Affluents, [ob]seen, Could I just draw your attention to the brevity of life? and Black Out have been particularly successful, bringing the international reputation which the Company now enjoys. Based in Lausanne, The Philippe Saire Company develops its own creative repertory and actively contributes to the emergence of contemporary dance throughout Switzerland. The Company also performs regularly at exhibitions and art galleries, in gardens, urban spaces and other outdoor venues, as evidenced by the Cartographies project: performances in the city of Lausanne and also video creations conducted between 2002 and 2012. The eleven “in situ choreographies were filmed by nine Swiss producers, including Lionel Baier, Fernand Melgar, Bruno Deville and Pierre-Yves Borgeaud. They were released in spring 2013 in the shape of a book-DVD set and included in the programs of many film festivals. egd Source: http://www.philippesaire.ch/index.php/en/the-company/the-company