REPERTORY
LOVE - (2023)
THE WHITE ROOM - (2022)
BLACK SAND - (2016)
MEMORIES/CONNECTIONS - (2014)

LOVE
creation 2023
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton
Duration:
35 min
Piece for 2 dancers.
"LOVE" is a piece that questions our need for motherhood / fatherhood.
It questions this deep and powerful desire for parenthood that some people feel. What are the reasons that drive us? What needs arouse this desire for a child?
"LOVE" studies this unconditional love that is born for another being and the reasons that create this irrational desire to become a parent. Whether out of love, out of a need to repair one's own childhood or even to fulfill oneself, parenthood is a stage that marks a decisive turning point in the lives of human beings.
An unclassifiable mix of dance with multiple styles, "LOVE" is a pure moment of dance to move us and question our openness, our preconceptions and our tolerance on parenthood and on the image of the "family norm".
Choreographer's statement:
"I chose to address this question of the desire to become a parent because it is a force that shakes many humans and in my work I have always been interested in the psychology and the emotional of mankind.
Parenthood is a subject that I have rarely seen treated on stage from a choreographic point of view and I therefore wanted to participate in the research and creativity of a meaningful movement in this dynamic.
Driven by many societal topics (surrogacy, abortion...), I was interested in what produces both desire, expectation, frustration, fear and the whole range of diverse emotions through which future parents go. I hope through this choreographic work to be able to speak to as many people as possible. To reassure parents for whom the parenting process is complicated, to comfort parents who have suffered the loss of a child, to raise awareness of different family models and tolerance towards these unconventional families.
Finally, I want this piece to bring everyone back to the child they once were. In the land of buried memories. I firmly believe that if we managed to find this child that we were, to identify it, to understand it, then the world would be a much simpler, much more beautiful and open place. Open to others, open to nature and open to oneself."
dancers: Alexandre Balmain, Jonathan Breton
choreography: Jonathan Breton
light design: Timothée Suzanne
music: Keiichiro Shibuya, Choe Jeong In, Tchaikovsky, Alva Noto, Sync24
with the support of: Blois Danse Festival, Conseil Départemental du Loir-et-Cher, St Gervais la Forêt, Blois, Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Hauts-de-France - Sylvain Groud
Venues :
FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse
Vineuil (41)
Arts Center
USA
Seattle
Seattle International Dance Festival
New York
Spark Theatre Festival
SWITZERLAND
Geneva
Théâtre les Salons




creation 2022
THE WHITE ROOM
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton
Duration:
60 min
Piece for 5 dancers. Suitable to all audiences
THE WHITE ROOM is a piece that questions the principle of society. How is a society formed? How does it evolve? And above all, what is a society? What is the place of the individual within the group and what influences do they exert on each other?
THE WHITE ROOM is thus a symbol. It represents an impersonal and sanitized place that evolves and takes on color as the individuals who make it up change. It sometimes becomes a place of learning, sometimes a place of war. It builds itself to finally destroy itself and metamorphose into a new place. Whatever it is, THE WHITE ROOM remains inexorably the scene of the movements that agitate its members, both actor and spectator of their evolutions.
Note of intent from the choreographer:
"At a time when the term "societal problems" are becoming a leitmotif of the international press, I seek with the piece THE WHITE ROOM to redefine what the term "society" and above all, "living in society" means, with the desire to leave the abstraction of the term to refocus it on the human. The human who is at the heart of this society and who shapes it as much as it shapes them. A creative work around society is above all a work around the psychology of the human being and their history and in this sense, this piece is thus completely in line with the line of research developed in my choreographic work. An axis nourished by the many and recent societal changes.
If the theme is serious, the piece also borrows from poetry, lightness and hope. This is what drives me to the development of this work: the hope that this piece about society will allow the public to dream of a better society. That it will allow them both an awareness of the current situation(s), and a projection in their ideal world, to thus initiate small changes in their daily life in order to achieve a better way to live all together. This piece is both a reflection on societies and an invitation to tolerance".
dancers: Alexandre Balmain, Jonathan Breton, Marguerite Delle Fontane, Gildas Lemonnier, Estelle Maire, Manon Servage
lights: Timothée Suzanne
costumes : second-hand costumes: THE WHITE ROOM is a reflection on society both on stage and off!
music: Saycet, Maria Callas, Orphyx, Forest Swords, Berge, Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Wintergatan, Big Wild
with the support of: Ville de St-Gervais-La-Forêt (41), Agence Sunshine, Conseil Départemental du Loir-et-Cher (41), CCN Roubaix/Ballet du Nord, Crédit Agricole Région Centre Val-de-Loire
venues:
FRANCE
Saint-Gervais-la Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse
Maison de Bégon
Lyon (69)
Théâtre les Échappés Belles
Poland
Gdansk
Klub Zak
Germany
Frankfurt
Klub Zak




creation 2021
F**K THE BOXES
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton
Duration:
15 min
Piece for 2 dancers.
ABOUT THE STRATES PROJECT:
"the weight of the administration, the aberrations of bureaucracy and the need to fit into the boxes"
The piece TEAR is part of the STRATES project: from a common synopsis, two diametrically opposed creations are created to illustrate the subject in two different registers: TEAR, in a dramatic register and F ** K THE BOXES in a comic register.
The objective of this double choreographic writing is to highlight the richness of the power of creation and to bring the creator to apprehend the text with a new look, in order to interpret it in different ways. It is an invitation to reinvent oneself, to question one's creative process and inspirations and to stimulate the power of the imagination.
It is finally a method allowing an uncensored writing, calling to ignore the codes and to create new ones, in order to propose two works that are both twin and foreign.
THE PIECE F**K THE BOXES :
Male duet that questions standards in a light and comical way.
From an administrative and often societal point of view, we must fit into the boxes, correspond to established or expected models. Boxes in which it is sometimes difficult to find one's way, but compulsory to fit in to be considered. We are then confronted with a real "dictatorship of the boxes".
In "F ** K THE BOXES", our two little dictator dancers are then confronted with people who do not fit into these boxes and who do not correspond to standards, expectations, predefined frameworks. A burlesque exchange is then created between these two ways of thinking and being.
with the support of: City of St-Gervais-La-Forêt (41), City of Vineuil (41), Departemental Council of Loir-et-Cher (41)
venues:

FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse, Halle aux Grains
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret
Alby-sur-Chéran (74)
Le Pôle
La Chaussée St Victor (41)
Le Carroir
USA
Seattle
International Dance Festival of Seattle



creation 2021
TEAR
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton
Duration:
25 min
Piece for 4 dancers and 2 comedians.
ABOUT THE STRATES PROJECT:
"the weight of the administration, the aberrations of bureaucracy and the need to fit into the boxes"
The piece TEAR is part of the STRATES project: from a common synopsis, two diametrically opposed creations are created to illustrate the subject in two different registers: TEAR, in a dramatic register and F ** K THE BOXES in a comic register.
The objective of this double choreographic writing is to highlight the richness of the power of creation and to bring the creator to apprehend the text with a new look, in order to interpret it in different ways. It is an invitation to reinvent oneself, to question one's creative process and inspirations and to stimulate the power of the imagination.
It is finally a method allowing an uncensored writing, calling to ignore the codes and to create new ones, in order to propose two works that are both twin and foreign.
THE PIECE TEAR :
"TEAR" is a piece directly inspired by testimonies of people who, in various situations, did not fit into the boxes or the expectations of society and thus felt excluded. The piece questions these power struggles, sometimes violent, and the power that words, or even rejection, can have over an individual.
In developing the choreographic language specific to this piece, the choreographer was inspired by sculptures by Rodin, whose work was criticized by his contemporaries because he himself then stood out from the tradition and codes of the time ( sources of inspiration: The Thinker, La Danaïde, L'Age d'Airain, Le Cri, La Main Crispée).
An adaptation of the text "Meditating on the dispositions of my soul ..." by Jean-Jacques Rousseau completes the musical score.
with the support of: City of St-Gervais-La-Forêt (41), City of Vineuil (41), Departemental Council of Loir-et-Cher (41)
venues:

FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse, Halle aux Grains
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret



Choreography:
Jonathan Breton
Duration:
40 min
HOME
creation 2020
Piece for 4 dancers.
HOME explores themes related to identity, history, family, country of origin, immigration, emigration and sense of belonging. More broadly, it explores the meaning of what the term "house" can represent. Is it a place? Is it a material, spiritual thing? Is it an idea, an ideal, or even a lost memory?
Built around an original scenography and based on the personal experiences of different populations (migrants, prisoners, children, people with autism ...), "HOME" is a topical piece both in its contemporary artistic form and in the social and cultural current issues raised.
"I hope through this piece that I can make the dancers forget that they are on stage and the audience that they are in a theater and that both of them can feel 'at home'. I also hope that upon seeing this play, the audience will question their own definition of the term, "home" and that it will help to better understand their neighbor, to be more tolerant and more empathetic. At a time when the forced migrations of peoples in search of a new "home" are more topical than ever, I hope to bring the public to reflection and that those who are safe at home agree to open their doors, while those who are in search of security dare knock at their doors".
Jonathan Breton, choreographer
with the support of: St-Gervais-La-Forêt City (France - 41)
venues:

FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse, Halle aux Grains
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret
Alby-sur-Chéran (74)
Le Pôle, espace culturel et sportif



TRIO
creation 2019
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton & Alexandre Balmain
Duration:
14 min
Piece for 3 dancers.
TRIO explores the symbolism of the number 3, from a geometric, anatomical, philosophical, scientific and metaphysical point of view. It questions the deep nature of man, especially in his male / female duality, a component of each being, and studies the themes of confinement, group strength and trust.
Through a scenography showing on stage a triangle with an evolving shape, the piece is inspired by the 3 phases of existence present in nature: birth / evolution / transformation.
TRIO is an athletic and explosive piece inspired by one of the richest symbols of humanity, in which a strong and intense relationship is created between the dancers.
FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse, Halle aux Grains
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret
Vineuil (41)
AZOTH Arts Center
Alby-sur-Chéran (74)
Le Pôle, espace culturel et sportif
with the support of: Art et Mouvement du Semnoz (residency - France)
venues:




creation 2016
BLACK SAND
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton & Alexandre Balmain
Duration:
12 min
Piece for 2 dancers.
BLACK SAND is a duet that explores themes related to conflict, the notion of choice and human relationships.
Black sand contrasts in its symbolism with the image of "white sand" that is commonly associated with a heavenly place, sometimes utopian. The piece thus offers a parallel between this image of white sand and the reality of human relationships and everyday situations. A more conflictual, less idyllic daily life. A reality that forces you to make choices. The essence of "choice" being to say no to some things, so that you can say yes to others. And this power of being able to make choices opens up an infinite range of possibilities.
The piece also draws on the creative power of men, when they are called upon to work together. Thus, sand can be quantified in units or multiples. A single grain of sand is small, insignificant, while a multitude of grains form a beach and immense and sumptuous landscapes.
The piece Black Sand is the result of a collaboration between 2 choreographers working together to give life to a piece mixing their universes, nourrished by their differences. A work that forced them to listen to one another and to "make choices".
Like two grains of sand that come together to give birth to something bigger, a beach, not simply made of white sand, but made of a sand with a symbolic color representing human relations and a reality embellished with the unknown , concessions and surprises.
with the support of: Ballet & Body (residency - New York)
venues:
USA
New York
Triskelion Arts
TANK Theatre on Times Square
City Center Studios
SPARK Dance Forum - the Actors Fund Arts center
Moving Beauty Festival
Hatch Series, Jennifer Muller/the Works
Moving Men Series at Dixon Place
Massachusetts
Built on Stilts Festival
California
Capitol Dance Company
Montage Dance Production
FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival Blois Danse, Halle aux Grains
Espace Jorge Semprun
Maison de Bégon
CHU Blois
Huisseau-sur-Cosson (41)
Salle des fêtes
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret
Vineuil (41)
Art'Zyth édition 2020
La Chrysalide
Alby-sur-Chéran (74)
Le Pôle, espace culturel et sportif
La Chaussée St Victor (41)
Le Carroir
GUATEMALA
Guatemala City
Dick Smith Theatre
Quetzaltenango
Teatro Municipal de Quetzaltenango
FINLAND
Rauma
Rauma Sali




creations 2014
MEMORIES
CONNECTIONS
Choreography:
Jonathan Breton
Duration:
Memories : 4 min / Connections : 8 min
Pieces respectively for 1 and 7 dancers.
The solo MEMORIES gave life to a group piece, CONNECTIONS, into which it fits by inviting additional performers to gravitate around the soloist. It is an invitation to connect with the other and, for a time, to join his path of life. This invitation also symbolizes the encounters that can be made during a lifetime; there are the passing encounters, there are the memorable, eternal encounters.
MEMORIES and CONNECTIONS are inspired from the novel "Une Vie", by French author Maupassant.
These pieces study how one life intertwines with others. How is it inspired, touched, transformed, influenced by them. There are these passing encounters, which for one day, or even ten years, accompany us, then there are the eternal encounters which, like soul mates, accompany us along the way.
Whether it is one or the other category, how do we experience the loss of the being encountered, what is the strength and the fragility of memories and towards what new impulses can these events lead us.
NB: the solos MEMORIES and ON THE EDGE are often performed together to offer a 9 minutes piece.
with the support of: Shen Tao Studio (residency - New York)
venues:
USA
New York
TANK Theatre on Times Square
Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre
Moving Beauty Festival
City Center Studios
Moving Men Series, Dixon Place
Newburgh Illuminated Festival
Ballet & Body Studio
Newsteps, Chen Dance Center
Martha Graham Theatre
The Muse Brooklyn
New Jersey
Pollack Theatre
St Paul Episcopal Church
Maurice Levin Theatre
American Academy of Dance
FRANCE
Blois (41)
Festival RDV de l'Histoire
Huisseau-sur-Cosson (41)
Salle des fêtes
Vineuil (41)
AZOTH Arts Center
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (41)
Espace Jean-Claude Deret
Gymnase
POLAND
Opole
Mlodziezowy Dom Kultury
Gdansk
Gdanski Festiwal Tanca
FINLAND
Rauma
Rauma Sali
Baltic Sea Festival
DENMARK
Slagelse
DanseGulvet

