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GOUNOUJ

Gounouj draws its inspiration from the site of Gros Morne/Grande-Anse in Deshaies, Guadeloupe, where a first version, “Gounouj in situ”, for a trio of dancers, was created, as part of the “New Worlds” program initiated by the Ministry of Culture.
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ENTROPIE

Created in 2019 by choreographer Léo Lérus, Entropie is a choreographic pursuit that began in 2008. But it is only in the last four years that the approach has really taken off, in Guadeloupe.
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Gounouj

Gounouj draws its inspiration from the Gros Morne site in Grande-Anse Deshaies, Guadeloupe. This is where an earlier version, “Gounouj in situ,” was created.

Gounouj In Situ

Gounouj in Situ draws its inspiration from the site of Gros Morne in Grande Anse, a preserved natural space, in perfect balance, which resonates at dusk with the “symphony” of gounoujs, frogs in Creole.

Entropie

This choreographic research aims at a contemporary dance directly linked to the musicality and physicality found in Gwo-Ka...

Workshop "The Musical Body"

This workshop is an opening to a certain sense of groove, to an awareness in the choice of the dancer's movements and their impact on their environment, to create a musical body.

La Fabrique Chaillot

Towards an awareness of the Caribbean artistic “signature” and an approach to the essence of dance and improvisation of Léwoz’ while remaining open to other horizons.

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The play deals in parallel with two worlds that do not touch each other but which provoke a domination of our state of consciousness in an increasingly globalized culture.
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Le Carreau du Temple
Pure dance dazzlement. Embodied by four masterful performers, whose solidarity on stage invades the audience in waves of shivers, Léo Lérus's latest piece continues the curves of a unique signature.
Le Carreau du Temple
Cultural and sporting venue dedicated to lifestyles and new urban uses
Ouest-France
What better word than the dazzling excitement of discovering this choreography by Guadeloupean Léo LERUS, which draws on the roots of Gwoka, born during the time of slavery? What is said, performed, and recounted in this small stage square testifies to the power of a shared artistic voice that we have so greatly missed.
Ouest-France
French regional daily newspaper

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Created in 2011, the Zimarel company is the story of a return… to the land, to the family, to creative and founding dance. It is also a story of reminiscences... with the GwoKa, the Léwoz... It is finally the story of a child, changed, leaving to meet his country, also changed...

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