The French Spring almost comes to an end. But Alliance Française and the French Embassy, together with CulturesFrance, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Veolia, Sanofi-Aventis, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Air France-KLM, the Philippine Star, ANC, Metro Magazine and CampusFM bring you an extraordinary event, sure to keep you awed and dreaming about it.
The modern dance company Hervieu-Montalvo takes us into a magical world in their show La Bossa Fataka. Using extensive visual effects, La Bossa Fataka is a journey into the imaginery world of J.P Rameau, compositor at the court of King Louis XV. Extravagant and poetic, this combination of dance and video installation will leave you and your family dreaming.

Hip-hop, ballet, contemporary and African dancers as well as elephants, rabbits and kangaroos – romp, parade and play ping-pong among the projected images. It is surprising and beautiful, doubling our imaginative pleasure and transporting us inside the hedonist philosophy and the music of Jean- Philippe Rameau. The title of the work associates the joyous irreverence of La Bossa Fataka, a phonetic poem by the founder of the Dada movement, Hugo Ball, and the famous 18th century composer. It proclaims the blending of genres, colors and times and lets us peek at the jubilation and extravagance it sets in motion. Borne by the music, the virtuoso dancers fly between dream and reality, gamboling freely at full speed between the Chateau de Versailles and the grey towers of Créteil.

Don’t miss their magical show Sunday, June 22 at 8PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.