RE­VOLTA - Geneva Cam­erata

REVOLTA
Geneva Camerata

Geneva Camerata presents a unique encounter between the world of krump - a hip-hop dance style developed in the suburbs of Los Angeles - and one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of music, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

Performed by the orchestra's musicians, who dance simultaneously alongside the four hip-hop dancers Grichka, Dexter, Hendrickx and Melissa, this performance explores a number of current social themes, such as tolerance, courage and freedom.

To open the evening, GECA, joined by violinists Stephanie Park, Dorothée Nodé-Langlois, and two dancers, performs Birds Dancing in a Tree of Light, a piece specially composed for the orchestra by Olga Trofimova, inspired by urban rhythms and American music.

Kader Attou
Choreogrpahy and scenography

Grichka
Choreography, hip hop and krump dance

Melissa
Hip hop and krump dance

Dexter
Hip hop and krump dance

Hendrickx
Hip hop and krump dance

Dorothée Nodé-Langlois
Violin

Stephanie Park
Violin

David Greilsammer
Conductor

Program
Olga Trofimova (born in 1986)
Birds Dancing in a Tree of Light

Dimitri Shostakovitch (1906-1975)
Symphony no. 5 in D minor
Arrangement for orchestra : Jonathan Keren