Last conferences by Geisha Fontaine
2026 – Lecture series on dance, at the Pavillon Carré de Baudouin, in Paris (20th district):
In collaboration with Georgey Souchette and dancers studying at the Georges Bizet Conservatory (Paris 20th district):
- Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 pm: Who am I? Interpretation in dance
The performer plays a major role in choreographic creation. The way each individual dances brings a personal nuance to movement. How does the same choreography vary depending on the performer? Kontakthof was first created by Pina Bausch for her company of dancers in their thirties, then restaged with “ladies and gentlemen aged 65 and over,” and finally with “young people aged 14 and over.” How do performers initiate movement? How do they make it their own?
The dancers of the Georges Bizet Conservatory (Paris 20th district) will embody this lecture through movement, in collaboration with Georgey Souchette and in dialogue with Geisha Fontaine.
- Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 pm: Balance, imbalance: on the verge of tipping!
Choreographer William Forsythe states that “balance is only a suspended moment within movement.” For Merce Cunningham, “movement begins when the body loses its balance.” Doris Humphrey, in turn, emphasizes fall and recovery in the organization of movement, describing it as “moving away from a position of balance and returning to it.” Balance, especially on one leg, is a familiar figure in dance. Yet imbalances are just as important. Falls, tilts, suspensions, rebounds, shifts… dance delights in them. Life does too!
Under the guidance of Georgey Souchette, young dancers from the Georges Bizet Municipal Conservatory will present multiple reversals of movement. Geisha Fontaine will introduce several perspectives on the interplay between balance and imbalance in choreographic creation.