France had discovered Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn in 2013 with her pop epic of Princesse Bari. Leading artist of France - Korea year, she has turned European stages into giant dance floors with Dancing Grandmothers a no less crazy show, based on the indestructible energy of Korean grandmothers that join on stage the young dancers of her company.

A journey through time and movement that turns into collective trance.
A show of a communicative positive energy that makes feel good ! 

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In 2010, without predefined route, the choreographer traveled the roads of Korea and asked elderly women to dance for her spontaneously. From these encounters, from the images filmed in the provinces and her dancers' reactions was born this show, alternatively tender and hallucinated, which takes the audience into the vortex of its contagious positive energy. A tribute to ancient times as much as the unfailing vitality of the movement.

Lola Gruber – Paris Quartier d’Eté

Choreography and artistic direction: Eun-Me Ahn

Music : Young-Gyu Jang

Artistic advisor : Chun Wooyoung

Costumes and Set design : Eun-Me Ahn

Set : Sunny Im / Yunkwan Design

Lighting design : Jin-Young Jang

Video Direction : Taeseok Lee

Images : Jiwoong Nam,  Seunghwan Kim, Sangwha Lee, Tae-Seok Lee

Video Production : Eun-Me Ahn Company

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Production/Partnership:

Doosan Art Center (DAC) / Eun-Me Ahn Company

Coproduction : festival Paris Quartier d’Eté

Booking:  Jean-Marie Chabot

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On tour with the support of KAMS, Center Stage Korea

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Eun-Me Ahn is associated artist of Théâtre de la Ville-Paris 2018-2019 season.

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Work for 10 dancers and 10 grandmothers

Running time : 90' without intermission

30 people on tour

17-18 Sept. 2021 : Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Bruxelles (BE) - Dragons

21-22 Sept. 2021 : Maison de la Danse, Lyon (FR) - Dragons

28 Sept. - 02 Oct. 2021 : Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (FR) - Dragons

13-14 Oct. 2021 : Potzdamer Tanztage, Potsdam (DE) - Dragons

19-20 Oct. 2021 : Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg (LU) - Dragons 

29-30 Oct. 2021 : Teatro Central, Séville (ES) - North Korea Dance

26-27 Nov. 2021 : Busan Cultural Center, Busan (KR) - Dragons 
25 March 2022 : Festspielhaus St Pölten, St Pölten (AT) - Dragons

01-03 April 2022 : Dansens Hus, Oslo (NO)  - North Korea Dance 

14-15 May 2022 : Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen (DE) - Dragons

20 May 2022 : Théâtre Molière, Sète (FR) - Dragons

24-25 May 2022 : Le Manège de Reims, Reims (FR) - Dragons