As part of the Amateur Dance and Repertoire program, the association Un pit R de danse has decided to cover Yuval Pick’s piece, Folks. With this project, the group wishes to develop the sense of the collective and the individual qualities of each performer.

Motivated by the idea of ​​the collective and the desire to share projects, the association  was formed in 2017 in Avignon. In order to go beyond the simple technical course, the members wanted to form a group that would meet during a choreographic workshop where improvisation, writing 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.

Very committed to gesture, rhythm and its inscription in space, the piece Folks is inspired by Israeli folk dances. It is made up of ruptures and repetitions, 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 35 minutes sequence written for 7 dancers. The excerpt chosen for the group is an adaptation for 11 dancers which corresponds to the first 15 minutes of the piece. The transmission is conducted by one of the performers of the play, Lazare Huet.