Shortly Before

Jean Guizerix, principal dancer of the Paris Opera, dances solos by 7 contemporary choreographers based on each of the sayings that compose The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross by Joseph Haydn. Works by : Dominique Boivin, Andy de Groat, Daniel Larrieu, François Raffinot, Mark Tompkins and Christine Bastin. Michel Kelemenis inaugurates the cycle of world premieres with the solo Peu avant.

“The idea of presenting different choreographic writing in the same space and through a single performer gave me great joy. I pursued to the fullest the idea of having an inquisitive dancer anxious to live with his ‘carcass’ become a concept characteristic of our time : diversity.” 

Jean Guizerix

For the Biennale de la Danse de Lyon in September 1992, Jean Guizerix and Michel Kelemenis simultaneously perform a double interpretation of Peu avant on the immense stage of the Halle Tony Garnier, 2 bodies for the same choreography, 2 visions of the same work.

In July 1994, The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross by Jean Guizerix was premiered in its entirety at the Danse à Aix Festival.