Drawing on the memory of her body and the dances of her childhood, Caroline Roche revisits the bourrée auvergnate – a traditional folk dance found in many Occitan village fêtes – and transforms it into fully contemporary movement. Between tradition and experimentation, Anon jogar ina bourreira — which translates to ‘We are going to play a bourrée’ – brings together two languages: that of a dancer and that of a musician, a daughter and her father.

Far from their native Cantal and stepping onto the stage, the daughter’s dance meets the father’s cabrette – a traditional Auvergne wind instrument similar to the bagpipes – in a free, playful, and unrestrained dialogue. The duo unsettles conventions, explores transmission, desynchronisation, and hybridisation. Together, they push the boundaries of folklore to invent a new bourrée: vibrant, joyful, and emancipatory.

Full of humour and gentle self-mockery, Anon jogar ina bourreira is a work at the crossroads of tradition and contemporary invention.

conception, artistic direction, dance and performance Caroline Roche
co-creation, cabrette player, performance Jean-François Roche
dramaturgical assistance Dounia Dolbec
outside eye David Ramalho
sound designer Romain de Wulf / Henrique Pizarro (alternatively)
lighting designer Judith Gaillard
artistic advice Ayelen Parolin
cabrette maker Bernard Blanc, Marcel Nigou, Serge Durin
photography Arthur Chevallier, Margot Brilland
with the support of Charleroi Danse, l’INSAS, La Cambre, Bodies in Space
thanks to Les Brayauds, Charly Simon