Based on Johann Sebastian Bach’s Art of Fugue, Close Up is an inventive choreographic work that uses video to reveal different dimensions of body and movement.

Performed by 6 dancers and 5 musicians, Close Up premiered at the Avignon Festival in July 2024. This creation represents a synthesis and a deepening of the research carried out in Noé Soulier’s latest work. It continues his exploration of the relationship with live music, already present in Faits et gestes (2016), The Waves (2018) and First Memory (2022). Noé Soulier, for Close Up will collaborate with musicians on stage from baroque ensemble Il Convito, directed by Maude Gratton. This work also extends his research with live video and the relationship between the camera and the dancers explored in his movie Fragments.

The Cndc school offers a three-year full-time training program, accessible by audition. Through physical, choreographic and theoretical practices, performance creations and specific collaborations with partner institutions, the school offers multiple tools so that each student can make his or her own way and thus be able to contribute to the vivacity and diversity of the contemporary dance.

In September 2024, the class of 2027 started their training program at the Cndc school.
The 20 students will present some of their work during two events throughout the 24-25 season: during the Conversations festival in March and Vers les étoiles (Towards the stars) in June.