As part of the « Danse en amateur et répertoire » program, the Un p’tit R de danse association decided to cover Yuval Pick’s piece, Folks. With this project, the group desires to develop the sense of the collective and highlight individual qualities of each performer.

Motivated by the idea of collective and the desire to share projects, the association Un p’tit R de danse was created in 2017 in Avignon. More than a just a technical class, the members had the opportunity to create a group that would meet during choreographic workshops where improvisation, direction and instant composition would hold an important place. It is a way for everyone to develop their outlook on the world, their musicality and the encounter with others. The group meets weekly and regularly presents small or large forms in public space.

Committed into the gesture, the rhythm and its inscription in space, Folks is inspired by Israeli folk dances. It is made up of ruptures and recaptures, constantly in the process of reconstituting a balance in movement. For this piece, Yuval Pick was interested in being together. It was this idea that particularly appealed to the association and guided the choice of the piece.

Folks is a single 37-minute sequence, made for 7 dancers. The extract chosen for the group is an adaptation for 11 dancers which corresponds to the first 15 minutes of the original piece. The transmission is led by one of the performers of the play, Lazare Huet.