Finding one’s place amongst others. Rebuilding connections.
In *Le Centre*, Khoudia Touré explores the evolution of gestures, traditions and rhythms as traces of existence. The piece draws on the rituals through which individuals transform everyday life, rebuild social bonds and rediscover a form of freedom.
Drawing on hip-hop culture, she turns the circle into a space where no one is marginalised. The centre shifts within it, moving from one presence to another, bringing bodies together and generating a shared energy. Dancers and musicians respond to one another, and the vibrations spread. Through a blend of inherited gestures and ancestral movements, *Le Centre* sketches out a way of building community.
Distribution
Choreography by Khoudia Touré
Performers and musicians: Khoudia Touré, Rayan Amu, Agathe Moubembé, Julien Villa
Collective musical composition
Lighting creation in progress
Costume design in progress
Rehearsal Assistant: Tommaso Patrix
Production Manager: Yasna Mujkic
Production
Co-production: Théâtre de Corbeil-Essonnes Grand Paris Sud; Théâtre Louis Aragon, a state-subsidised theatre of national interest for art and dance in Tremblay-en-France; Nantes National Choreographic Centre (CCNN), directed by Salia Sanou as part of the studio residency programme, supported by the Ministry of Culture / DRAC des Pays de la Loire; La Place – CRÉA 2026 programme; Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis
Supported by: DRAC Île-de-France; Île-de-France Region; Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations; Department of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Studio space provided by La Briqueterie – CDCN du Val-de-Marne; La Chaufferie.
Research residency at Villa Albertine (Chicago), Institut Français
