Exhibition of photography by  Tristan Jeanne-Valès/   DANSE L'ÉTREINTE
24. April, 2009 / Friday / 20:00 h/ City Museum of Skopje [opening of the exhibition]
Partners: City Museum of Skopje and the French Cultural Centre in Macedonia
Duration of the exhibition: 24. April– 6. May, 2009

Danse L’Etreinte came as a result of the long-term collaboration between Tristan Jeanne-Valès and many renowned choreographers and dancers. The exhibition consists of fifty three images (black and white and colour), which have been made in the period between 1980 and 2007, and offers a panorama of contemporary dance pieces. More about the exhibition in this attachment… 

Open presentation by Tristan Jeanne-Valès: Production of dance photography  
23. April, 2009 / Thursday / 20:00 h/ Macedonian Centre of Photography
Partner: Macedonian Centre of Photography

Realization of Tristan Jeanne-Valès’ research project on traditional music in Macedonia
20. – 30. April, 2009

Accompanied by the Macedonian musician Dejan Spasovic, Tristan Jeanne-Valès will travel through Macedonia, in order to meet musicians dedicated to Macedonian traditional music, as well as artisans who make traditional music instruments. This research is part of his long-term research project on traditional music which started in 2002. After his research trips in Scotland, Bretagne (France), Ireland, Portugal, Andalusia (Spain), Serbia and Bulgaria, he continues his work on traditional music in Macedonia, in collaboration with Lokomotiva.

More about Tristan Jeanne-Valès here…

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The exhibition DANSE L'ÉTREINTE, and the visit of Tristan Jeanne-Valès, are part of the Cultural policy and cultural exchange program in the frame of The Three-year Project for Decentralized Cooperation between Macedonia and Basse Normandie (October 2007 – October 2010)

Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture and The Regional Agency for Preservation of Image and Sound from Caen are carriers of the Cultural policy and cultural exchange program.

This project has been supported by The Region of Basse Normandie, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Agencies for Local Democracy.

Local partners for the mission of Tristan Jeanne-Valès in Macedonia are The French Cultural Centre in Macedonia a, City Museum of Skopje and Macedonian Centre of Photography.

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