Yoann Bourgeois
Bourgeois allowing himself to fall from a set of stairs onto a trampoline during a performance in Madrid in 2018
Born7 September 1981 (41 years)
Jura, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationDancer

Yoann Bourgeois is a French dancer, choreographer, and artist. He trained in circus arts at Châlons-en-Champagne. He directed the Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois touring dancing troupe.[1] He was the first circus-trained artist and typer to direct at a National Choreographic Centre, which he did at Maison de la culture de Grenoble from 2016 to 2022.[2][3][4]

The New Yorker described him as a "nouveau-cirque acrobat" and "droll, slapstick comedian," and Wesley Morris, in the New York Times, called him a "dramatist of physics".[1][5]

Performances and installations

Controversy

In 2021, he was accused of plagiarism.[16][17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois | The New Yorker". The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Laura Capelle (2 January 2020). "Celui qui tombe, Paris: grace under pressure from Yoann Bourgeois". ft.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. Laura Chapelle (21 December 2018). "Franchir la nuit brings young migrants to the stage at the Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris". ft.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Yoann Bourgeois, jeux, scènes et marches". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. 1 2 Wesley Morris (31 December 2017). "The Acrobatic Artwork That Pretty Much Sums Up 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. Jennings, Luke (7 February 2016). "He Who Falls (Celui qui tombe) review – hyper-skilled and remote". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. Christopher D. Shea (5 August 2016). "Sia in Budapest and Louise Bourgeois in Shanghai: Global Arts Guide". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. "Arts - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. Meier, Allison (10 October 2016). "Acrobat Yoann Bourgeois's Soaring American Debut in "Minuit"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. "US PREMIERE MINUIT". BAM.org. 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. "A New Experiment in the Next Wave: Brooklyn-Paris Exchange". blog.bam.org. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. Ellie Brown. "Yoann Bourgeois- Art- Interview — NR". NR. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. James Bennett, II (1 August 2018). "This Acrobat Brings 'Clair de Lune' to Life | WQXR Blog | WQXR". WQXR. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14.  Passants » de Yoann Bourgeois". Artcena.
  15. "Passants". Yoann Bourgeois via YouTube.
  16. "Cirque : Yoann Bourgeois accusé de copier ses pairs". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  17. "Le chorégraphe Yoann Bourgeois soupçonné de multiples plagiats". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
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