Dominique Boivin

Dominique Boivin and his group Beau Geste have been well established on the French dance scene since 1981. Dominique Boivin has been acquiring his dance experience in France with Carolyn Carlson, in 1978 he was awarded The Humour Prize in Bagnolet. Afterwards, he received a scholarship in the USA; upon his return to France he started to collaborate with Alwin Nikolais. He danced for such choreographers as Decoufle or Larrieu. Since 1981, with his company Beau Geste he has been concerned with new approaches to dance, as it was reflected for example in his using of a swimming pool in the choreography “Aqua ca rime” or heavy equipment in “Transports Exceptionnels”. He also co-works with important writers (for example Marie Niler) and choreographers (such as Pascale Houbin). In 2007, within the Prague Quadrennial, SE.S.TA invited his production “Transports Exceptionnels” and presented it in the open space at Náměstí Republiky, thus acquainting the Czech public with Boivin’s choreographic handwriting, one to be full of humorous suspense. Boivin’s work is characteristic with an intense relation to theatre, extensive and precise work with gestures and the subtle way in which he tackles serious issues. In 2010 SE.S.TA produced his piece “offline”.