L'Âme-de-Fonds Company was created in 2013 after the L'Âme-de-Fonds Dance Festival organised in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Simon Halbedo with the association Le Chambart, Switzerland. The company gathers international artists (dancers, musiciens, light designers, costume designers, and scenographs) who work with Instant Composition as an utter performing art form. The produced pieces are devoid of any kind of predefined scores or structures; they emerge out of each particular performing situation, within the common presence of the audience and the performers. In addition to its performing activity, L'Âme-de-Fonds Company spreads its artistic approach through the regular teaching of workshops where the participants are invited to immerse themselves into the training process of the company.
DIAMONDS (26')
COMPANY TEASER (2')
ARTISTS HAVING WORKED WITHIN THE COMPANY
Peter Aerni, Dance, Bern, Switzerland
Francesca Acuri, Dance, Perugia, Italy
Margaux Amoros, Dance, Paris, France
Léopold Banquini, Scenography, Geneva, Switzerland
Jacques Bouduban, Cello, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Cécile Brousse, Dance, Paris, France
Giacomo Calabrese, Dance, Rome, Italy
Paola Campagna, Dance, Rome, Italy
Pierre Cauderay, Scenography, Lausanne, Switzerland
Alessandra Cristiani, Dance, Rome
Manuela De Angelis, Dance, Rome
Alessandra Cristiani, Dance, Rome
Manuela De Angelis, Dance, Rome
Gianni Ferrara, Video, Perugia, Italy
Sebastiano Foti, Dance, Rome
Sebastiano Foti, Dance, Rome
Daria Grispino, Lights, Rome, Italy
Simon Halbedo, Dance, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Aurélia Ikor, Harp and Voice, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Christina Kristensen, Philosophy, Basel, Switzerland
Ana Leonor Ladas, Dance, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chantal Langlotz, Cello, Basel, Switzerland
Piero Leccese, Dance, Rome
Lukas Langlotz, Piano, Basel, Switzerland
Alexandra Macdonald, Dance, Lausanne, Switzerland
Chantal Langlotz, Cello, Basel, Switzerland
Piero Leccese, Dance, Rome
Lukas Langlotz, Piano, Basel, Switzerland
Alexandra Macdonald, Dance, Lausanne, Switzerland
Anne-Sophie Malmberg, Costumes, Berlin, Germany
Susanne Martin, Dance, Berlin, Germany
Susanne Martin, Dance, Berlin, Germany
Simone Marty, Text performance, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Mary Pearson, Dance, Liverpool, England
Claudia Pelliccia, Dance, Rome
Barre Phillips, Double bass, Southern France
Mary Pearson, Dance, Liverpool, England
Claudia Pelliccia, Dance, Rome
Barre Phillips, Double bass, Southern France
Anna Pietsch, Dance, Gaillac, France
Dolores Pisino, Dance, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Dolores Pisino, Dance, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Anaïs Sartini, Video, Paris, France
Giancarlo Schiaffini, Trombone, Rome
Mathieu Schneider, Flûtes, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Dafni Stefanou, Dance, Greece
Giancarlo Schiaffini, Trombone, Rome
Mathieu Schneider, Flûtes, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Dafni Stefanou, Dance, Greece
Leo Svirsky, Accordeon, Den Haag, Netherlands
ARTISTIC COORDINATORS OF PAST EVENTS
Simon Halbedo
December 2021, Au beau milieu / Au bas mot, 2 Performances, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo
January 2020, Funkstille, 1 Performances, Progr, Bern, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo
December 2019, Au seuil du silence, Residency, 4 Workshops and 4 Performances, Espace Sud, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Giacomo Calabrese
February 2018, Discanto, 2 Performances, Rome, Italy
Simon Halbedo
December 2017, Residency, 4 Workshops and 3 Performances, Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland
Chantal Langlotz & Simon Halbedo
July 2017, Residency, 4 Workshops and 3 Performances, Basel, Switzerland
Ana Leonor Ladas
May 2017, 1 Performance and 1 Workshop at Overtoom201, Amsterdam
Simon Halbedo
May 2017, 2 Performances with Barre Phillips, Neuchâtel & La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo
December 2016, Prosaic lines, 3 Performances and 3 Workshops, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Giacomo Calabrese
Octobre 2016, Magnifiche Presenze, 2 Performances, Rome, Italy
Giacomo Calabrese
January 2020, Funkstille, 1 Performances, Progr, Bern, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo
December 2019, Au seuil du silence, Residency, 4 Workshops and 4 Performances, Espace Sud, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Giacomo Calabrese
February 2018, Discanto, 2 Performances, Rome, Italy
Simon Halbedo
December 2017, Residency, 4 Workshops and 3 Performances, Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland
Chantal Langlotz & Simon Halbedo
July 2017, Residency, 4 Workshops and 3 Performances, Basel, Switzerland
Ana Leonor Ladas
May 2017, 1 Performance and 1 Workshop at Overtoom201, Amsterdam
Simon Halbedo
May 2017, 2 Performances with Barre Phillips, Neuchâtel & La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo
December 2016, Prosaic lines, 3 Performances and 3 Workshops, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Giacomo Calabrese
Octobre 2016, Magnifiche Presenze, 2 Performances, Rome, Italy
Giacomo Calabrese
August 2016, Cantica, 1 Performance, Castellaneta, Italy
Ana Leonor Ladas
April 2016, Chiaroscuro, 1 Performance, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Giacomo Calabrese
May 2016, Dasein, 1 Performance, Rome, Italy
Simon Halbedo & Giacomo Calabrese
June 2016, Residency and 7 Performances, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo
December 2015, Memory, 3 Performances , Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Simon Halbedo & Giacomo Calabrese
July 2015, Residency and 5 Performances, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Giacomo Calabrese
June 2015, Chiodi, 1 Performance, Rome, Italy
Simon Halbedo
December 2014, Passages, 3 Performances, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Magaux Amoros & Cécile Brousse
October 2014, Shelter, Residency and 1 Performance, La Serre, Drôme, France
Giacomo Calabrese
June 2014, Si sta come d’autunno sugli alberi le foglie, 1 Performance, Rome, Italy
Simon Halbedo & Giacomo Calabrese
May 2014, Residency and 3 Performances, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
