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Saint-Denis Market & Basilica of Saint-Denis
June 25, 29, 30 and July 1, 2, 6, 7 & 9, 2022
After a very successful and sold-out run of SPACES: Saint-Denis in 2021, the Saint-Denis Market and Basilica of Saint-Denis hosted an updated version of SPACES in the summer of 2022 that featured additional storytellers and artists.
An immersive experience that merges contemporary performance and the ancient art of storytelling, SPACES is a site-specific participatory work, created and performed with the local community that gives this place its life and identity.
Trailer from SPACES: Saint Denis 2021.
In Saint-Denis, audience members were guided in groups by silent dancers on a musical and dance journey that started at the Halle du Marché and finished at the Basilica of Saint-Denis. On the way, they met local residents who shared personal intimate moments of their lives in their city.
June 25 at 8pm, June 29 & 30 at 7:30pm
July 1 at 8pm, July 2, 6 & 7 at 7:30pm, July 9 at 6pm
Meet at the Halle du Marché (entrance on Rue Gabriel Péri) and finish at the Basilica Saint-Denis
Duration: 2h
Download the program for SPACES: Saint-Denis 2022 (pdf file, in French).
Artistic Director: Simón Adinia Hanukai
Assistant to the Director: Marie Schnakenbourg
Storytellers: Nelly Debert, “Mamie Danielle"- Danielle Ludon, Kenza Sallah, Imen El Ferchichi, Sandrine Lonlce, Swen, Gwladys Guillaume, Diangou Traore, Djenawelle Mayimbi, Victor Neyra, Lola Neyra-Saugon, Peggy Erhard, Yahya Al-Abdullah, Hani Alali, Mohamedou Traore, Nicolas Kouame, Raphaëlle Antczak, Kamel Fettar, Mourad Mekhloufi, Chafik Guenounou, Mariama Dieng, Divine Tolufo, Mama Traore, Pierre Flament, Olivier Rosenthal, Mike Barcellino, Samir Adjabi, Zineb Bouakaz, Awatef El Malki, Mounir Melhoul and Basil Bonifon
Choreographers: Sandrine RenaRobin and Gabin Nuissier, with Lauren Cox
Dancers: Clarisse Tognella, Fabrice Mahicka, Marguerite Mboulé, Raphaël Mingau
Music Director: Lehna
Music: Lehna (musician, singer), Brahima Diakite (percussion), Mathilde Long (cellist, singer) and Moussa Drame (percussion)
Singers: Anouk Tricheur, Eugénie Frolet, Faten Asselin-Mezhoud, Julie Vartabedian, Kristel Cosker, Marie-Léa Gatti, Marion Leloutre, Rachel Plat, Sarah Pernon-Garcia and Sophie Grilliat
Video and Lighting: Selma Bourdon (Collectif Ascidiacea)
Technical Director: Flavie Tertrais
Stage Manager: Baptiste Michel
Co-produced by Kaimera Productions and Légendes Urbaines Simón Adinia Hanukai, Jonathan Camuzeaux, Mélanie Dorey, Manon Marmet, Laure Gayet and Hannah Angely
The concept for SPACES was created by Jonathan Camuzeaux, Lauren Cox and Simón Adinia Hanukai.
In partnership with the Office du Tourisme de Saint-Denis, Syndicat des commerçants de la Halle du Marché, la Maison de la Jeunesse/Ligne 13, les associations Femmes Franc-Moisin, Franc-Moisin Citoyennes, Mission Local, Dessine-moi Pleyel, Association A93C, Unicité 93, l'Echo des sans mots, Maison Jaune, and Chapiteau Raj'ganawak.
With the support of the City of Saint-Denis (directorate of Culture and directorate of la Vie des Quartiers), Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, DRAC Ile-de-France, Centre des monuments nationaux, Périféeries 2028, Institut français, the project In the Banlieues and Fondation Polycarpe. The municipality of Saint-Denis is supported by the Department of Seine-Saint-Denis for SPACES,
Basilica of Saint-Denis. Photo: Isabelle Boitet / Photononstop
Saint-Denis Market. Photo: Seevisit Patrick Palmas
SPACES: Saint Denis 2021
September 30 and October 1, 6, 8 & 9, 2021
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SPACES: Saint Denis 2021 was presented at the Halle du Marché and the Basilica of Saint-Denis in the fall of 2021 and was developed in parallel with SPACES: Oakland.
SPACES: Saint-Denis 2021 involved an intensive creation process that was based on a series of storytelling events. The events, organized in cooperation with the 7 district offices of the city of Saint-Denis, invited residents at a dedicated place indoors or in the street, in shared gardens, or during local events, to recount a story that connected them with the city of Saint-Denis.
Artistic Director: Simón Adinia Hanukai
Assistant to the Director: Marie Schnakenbourg
Production Assistant: Mélanie Dorey
Storytellers: Samir Adjabi, Zineb Bouakaz, Nelly Debert, Françoise Douzenelle, Awatef El Malki, Fatima Guerri, Gladys Guillaume, Imen El Ferchichi, Sandrine Loncle, Danielle Ludon "Mamie Danielle", Djenawelle Mayimbi, Mounir Melhoul, Swen, Victor Neyra, Luc Pinto "dealer de livres", Kenza Sallah and Diangou Traoré
Choreographers: Sandrine RenaRobin and Gabin Nuissier, with Lauren Cox
Dancers: Clarisse Tognella, Fabrice Mahicka, Marguerite Mboulé and Gabin Nuissier
Music Director: Lehna
Music: Lehna (musician, singer, composer), Brahima Diakite (percussion), Mathilde Long (cellist, singer) and Moussa Drame (percussion)
Singers: Sarah Pernon Garcia, Marie Léa Gatti, Jeanne Gatti, Rachel Plat, Kristel Cosker, Marion Leloutre, Faten Asselin-Mezhoud, Valentina Canseco and Laurène Barnel
Video and Lighting: Selma Bourdon (Collectif Ascidiacea)
Lighting: Nicolas Mimault (Collectif Ascidiacea)
Technical Director: Fabien Gougeon
Costume Design: Lauren Cox and Mélanie Dorey
Press Officer: Nathalie Gasser
Co-production Légendes Urbaines: Laure Gayet and Hannah Angely
Download the program for SPACES: Saint-Denis 2021 (pdf file, in French).
Produced by Kaimera Productions and co-produced by Légendes Urbaines, in partnership with Centre des monuments nationaux.
Developed as part of the Oakland/Saint-Denis cooperation project of Villa San Francisco in coproduction with the French American Cultural Society, the Institut Français, California Humanities, and in collaboration with Légendes Urbaines, which brought together urban and cultural actors, institutions and academics in the San Francisco Bay Area and Grand Paris.
In partnership with the Culture Department, the District Offices, the Market of the City of Saint-Denis, the Basilica of Saint-Denis/Centre des monuments nationaux, La ligne 13 - pôle ressource sur le Hip hop, le musée d’art et d’histoire de Saint-Denis, Théâtre Gérard Philipe, 6 b.
With the support of the French Embassy in the U.S., French American Cultural Society, Institut français, Contrat de ville/ANCT, DRAC Ile-de-France, City of Saint-Denis and the Department of Seine-Saint-Denis which supports the City of Saint-Denis for SPACES.
For more information on SPACES, click here or download the PDF below.