U.S. participating artists to date include (all French premières)

Keith Hennessy
Following the success of Hennessy’s first presentation in 2005, Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers presented in March 2006 two pieces by the artist, “American Tweaker” (Vitesse américain), commissioned by Les Laboratoires, followed by “SDF USA”, a production of Les Subsistances in 2005.

Re-invited Les Subsistances (Lyon) and by the Centre Chorégraphique National de Belfort, Keith Hennessy had the first phase of his residencies during summer 2006 for the creation of “Sol Niger”, a poetic experiment. “Sol Niger” is being presented in January 2007 at Les Subsistances.

Ralph Lemon – Okwui Okpokwasili
Okpokwasili’s project, "Pent-Up! A Revenge Dance," based on Medea will be developed through residencies at the Centre National de la Danse.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Residencies at Centre National de la Dance (Pantin), combined with trips in Bamako (Mali) in 2007.

Heather Kravas – Laurent Vinauger
Centre Chorégraphique National de Belfort, traveled to New York in February 2006 to attend the premiere of “A Choreographic Conversation” at Dance Theater Workshop, which led to an invitation for the young choreographer to go to Belfort during summer 2007.

Deborah Hay
Following its success in 2005, a French version of “O,O” with dancers/choreographers such as Emmanuelle Huynh and Laurent Pichaud was presented at Les Subsistances (Lyon) in June and at Les Spectacles Vivants – Centre George Pompidou as part of the Festival d’Automne in Paris in October 2006. In addition, two educational residencies with students of the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine in Angers were conducted in Spring 2006.

Ann Liv Young
Following a two-month residency in France, the choreographer from North Carolina and her group presented a feminist version of “Snow White” at Théâtre de la Bastille in November. The project was coordinated by the Centre National Chorégraphique in Belfort, the Centre National Chorégraphique in Montpellier, the Centre National de la Danse in Paris, and Théâtre de la Bastille. The company will present “Snow White” at The Kitchen (New York) in March 2007.