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Gilles Jobin is an internationally renowned choreographer from Geneva. Since founding his company in 1997, his creations have been performed all over the world. In 2015, he received the Swiss Grand Award for Dance for his contribution to the development of contemporary dance in Switzerland and beyond.
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Dance

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11 Sep -
30 Sep 2018

Festival

La Biennale de la Danse Lyon

A generous and committed Biennial presenting 42 productions in more than 200 performances, appealing to a wide audience. The 2018 edition offers an exciting programme including Gilles Jobin, Martin Zimmermann, Eugénie Rebetez and Thomas Hauert.

La Biennale de Lyon • Lyon, France

Past events

01 Mar -
18 Mar 2018

Festival

Tanz: Now

The beautiful Theater Phönix on Lake Constance opens its doors to three dance productions from Geneva in this year’s edition of «Tanz: Now»: Ballet Junior de Genève and its four-part programme, Ioannis Mandafounis with «Sing the positions» and Gilles Jobin’s virtual reality project «VR_I».

Theater Phönix • Steckborn, Switzerland

25 Oct -
29 Oct 2017

Special Event

VR_I

Gilles Jobin invites the audience to be part of a unique sensory experience: equipped with VR headsets, visitors can navigate in real space and at the same time interact with dancers from a virtual world. For the first time, a choreographer combines dance with immersive virtual reality.

Haus der elektronischen Künste • Basel, Switzerland

Awards for Gilles Jobin’s «VR_I»

The Festival of New Cinema in Montreal has awarded Gilles Jobin’s «VR_I» with the Grand Prix Innovation for the most innovative production for new platforms and with the Audience Prize for the best performance in virtual reality. In addition, the prestigious Sundance Film Festival has included «VR_I» as part of its line-up for the next edition in January 2018.

Cie Ioannis Mandafounis

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His dance pieces have been shown at numerous venues and festivals. Also, he has received the Swiss Dance Award as Outstanding Male Dancer. More Details

Compagnie Kaori Ito

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In addition to her own creations for the stage, she is equally active in the fields of drawing and video. More Details

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Joshua Monten

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Using a playful, complex and athletic choreographic language, Monten combines dance with varied ingredients like sign language and stage combat. More Details

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