Lobby
10 de July de 2025 The Company on tour
Creation for 8 performers
The dancers of the Tie Break company, who hail from the iconic Pockemon Crew (the world’s most successful battle crew), have taken the plunge to create a show that reflects their image: generous and sincere.
For nearly twenty years, they travelled the world. Their lives were punctuated by intense international tours. Hotel lobbies and rooms became their second home. It was there that all their discussions and debates began. Thus was born Lobby, a revue, a form of jazz-inspired musical comedy depicting moments of life in these luxurious hotels. The sketches, both comical and unusual, follow one another, punctuated by encounters, prejudices, the role of concierges and receptionists, room service and the rooms themselves, not to mention the guests and their demands. This revue, which highlights the uniqueness and virtuosity of each individual while maintaining the collective pleasure, offers us wonderful entertainment. Jubilant!
Statement of intent
Performers and choreographers since 2006, we are taking a new leap forward with our first piece, Lobby, marked by our signature blend of technical prowess and energy that are the very essence of breakdancing. Travelling the world on our international tours, we have made hotels our second home.
The situations described in Lobby, both comical and unusual, reveal life in these large hotels: encounters between staff (room service, receptionists, bellboys, etc.) and guests, everyday life in the rooms, in the lobbies, in the lifts, etc. Our eight characters, each unique and complementary, evolve in a hip-hop musical revisited and inspired by African-American dance.
Our choreography, based on technical and acrobatic performance, combines daring, audacity and stage presence, allowing each of us to showcase our virtuosity. Lobby is a jazz-inspired musical comedy. Inspired by the famous Nina Simone and the strong values conveyed by this civil rights activist, we chose to illustrate our show with her music.
Step into the frenetic pace of a hotel lobby where every disaster is resolved in mid-air, where the slightest misstep is an excuse for performance, and where everything carries us away in a wave of radical positivity. Too rare to miss! Feats of skill, dynamism, and poetic gestures await discovery in Lobby.
— Moncef Zebiri / Tie Break
Distribution
Choreography: Tie Break
Dancers: Moncef Zebiri, Nagueye Mahmoud, Patrick M’bala Mangu, Rémi Michault, Wassim Beriss, Farès Baliouz, Constant Bankoué alternating with Nilton Martins
Set design: Daniel Fayet
Costumes: Nadine Chabannier
Lighting: Xavier Lazarini
Sound and original music: Arthur Caget
Outside perspective: Johan Lescop
Stage manager: Georges Fagbohoun with Bernard Clerc
Lighting technician: Mustapha Delli with Yannick Dussoyer
Sound direction: Georges Fagbohoun with Bernard Clerc
Co-productions: Scène Nationale de Sète et du Bassin de Thau (Sète)
Support: City of Rillieux-la-Pape, Playground Sports Centre (Rillieux-la-Pape), Town of La Tour-du-Pin, Dyptik (Saint-Étienne)
Grants: DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Lyon), SEPR (Le Pontet)
Photos: © Tony Noël
Length: 50 min

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