Initiated by Honolulu, a space dedicated to contemporary dance and performance creation, Le Grand Huit returns the December 5th and 7th at CCNN for its ninth edition. The program includes pieces and performances exploring the relationship between body and the world. Fiction, narrative, discourse – the artists, whether they are researchers, dancers, or performers, offer us the opportunity to think together about the upheavals of the world, promising a unique and inspiring experience.
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A partnership between Honolulu, Théâtre Francine Vasse-Les Laboratoires Vivants, Le Lieu Unique, TU-Nantes, Musée d'arts de Nantes, and CCNN.

Wanjiru Kamuyu – Associate Artist

Dancer and choreographer, she is an associate artist with CCN Nantes and a Live Feed resident artist at New York Live Arts (USA). Born in Nairobi (Kenya) and based in Paris since 2007, she began her career in New York. Coming from classical dance, which she learned as a child, she later turned to contemporary dance. As a dancer, between New York and Paris, she has worked with choreographers such as Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Robyn Orlin, Bill T. Jones, Bartabas, Anne Collod, Nathalie Pubellier, Emmanuel Eggermont... As a choreographer, she collaborates notably with Bintou Dembélé or...

...directors Jérôme Savary, Jean François Auguste, Hassan H Kouyate, with whom she has led artistic projects for the cause of refugees. Holding a Master of Fine Arts from Temple University (USA), Wanjiru Kamuyu is involved in educational initiatives and training dancers in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. At CCNN, she will present some of her creations, build bridges with audiences, and also focus on her new creation conceived with a group of amateurs.

Benoit Canteteau – Groupe Fluo

For the creation WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SKATEBOARDING OR HOW I BECAME A DANCER

The FLUO Group was founded in 2013 in Nantes to support the creations of Benoit Canteteau. He trained as a juggler at Lido in Toulouse, then refined his dance with choreographers. A performer for David Roland and Pierre Rigal, he has since worked at the intersection of dance, visual arts, and circus arts. The work with objects is at the core of the FLUO Group's research, which enjoys engaging with various spaces (theater stages, public spaces, exhibition spaces...)

In residence from January 6 to 10 and from February 25 to 27 at CCNN, off-site from February 17 to 24 at La Libre Usine as part of the studio hosting program, supported by the Ministry of Culture / DRAC Pays de la Loire.
In partnership with Le Lieu Unique, National Stage of Nantes.
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Residency showing as part of the Curieux Jeudis, on January 9 at 7 PM at CCCN.
Performance on the occasion of the Petits et Grands festival, on Wednesday, March 19 at 3:30 PM & 6:00 PM at CCNN.
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Several mediation activities on the occasion of CCNN's partnership with the venues of the network. Traverses of Music and Dance as part of Danse en territoire – program initiated by the Ministry of Culture

Annabelle Loiseau & Pierre Bolo – Cie Chute Libre

For the creation BRUT(ES)

Since 2005 in Nantes, choreographers Annabelle Loiseau and Pierre Bolo draw from the vocabulary of hip hop dance to create a language between abstraction and narration, theatricality and gesture. They have developed their artistic approach with around thirty artists, including dancers, lighting designers, musicians, actors, circus performers, and photographers. The choreographers have a dozen creations to their name, including a reinterpretation of the famous Rite of Spring (In Bloom in 2018).

In residence off-site from January 27 to 30, 2025, at La Libre Usine as part of the studio hosting program, supported by the Ministry of Culture / DRAC Pays de la Loire.
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Residency showing as part of the Curieux Jeudis, on February 6 at 7 PM at CCNN.
In partnership with Le Lieu Unique, National Stage of Nantes.

Claire Laureau and Nicolas Chaigneau – PJPP

For the creation CHANTER

Nicolas Chaigneau, trained in dance at Coline, and Claire Laureau, a contemporary dancer trained at CNSMP, met in 2013 in Le Havre. Their shared sense of humor quickly brought them together and inspired them to create unconventional theatrical and choreographic forms. Their company pjpp nait au Havre en 2015, et dans la foulée un tout premier spectacle Les déclinaisons de la Navarre, tourne de 2016 à 2023. À partir de 2018, ils entament de nouvelles recherches qui aboutissent à la création d’un diptyque sur le vide (Les Galets au Tilleul en 2021, et Derrière, en 2022). En parallèle de leurs créations…

...theatrical works, they also created an in situ piece in 2021 titled... Les Visites Mal Guidées.
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In residence from February 17 to 21, 2025, at CCNN, as part of the studio hosting program, supported by the Ministry of Culture / DRAC Pays de la Loire (postponed).
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Residency showing as part of the Curieux Jeudis, on February 20 at 7 PM at CCCN.

Victoria Coté Péléja

For the revival of the creation ONION MAN

Born in 1996 in San Francisco, Victoria Côté Péléja grew up primarily in Quebec, where she practiced hip hop for over ten years before training at the Quebec Dance School and further refining her skills through workshops, particularly in street dance. A performer for international Quebec-based companies (Flip Fabrique, Cirque du Soleil, Alan Lake...), she is also a consultant and assistant choreographer. She created her first works in freestyle hip hop with the project Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), for which she has already been in a research residency at CCNN...

...In a studio hosting residency (off-site), supported by the Ministry of Culture / DRAC Pays de la Loire. —

Hendrickx Ntela

For the revival of the creation FÈEX

A choreographer from Liège of Congolese origin, Hendrickx Ntela practices several styles of urban dance: hip-hop, krump, dancehall, kuduro, afro-house, and more. She works as a freestyle dancer, choreographer, and teacher within the One Nation collective. For example, she has worked with Brahim Rachiki and Grichka, true pioneers of krump in France, and was a finalist at the Krump World Championship in Germany in 2014. She co-founded the collective Drickx Konzi, members of One Nation, a versatile all-female group, and Gully Fusion, a group...

...international female krump. She is an associate artist at the Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles.
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In residence from May 5 to 16, 2025, at CCNN as part of Solstice, European hub for production and distribution (Pays de la Loire, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden).
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Residency showing as part of the Curieux Jeudis, on May 14 at 7 PM at CCCN.

The Studio Hosting

The National Choreographic Centers have established the framework for a studio hosting program (initiated in 1998) for companies in residence. In Nantes, Ambra Senatore aims for a hosting system defined by a network of partners, allowing artists to work at CCNN but also in other locations. Time for restitution accompanies this mentorship, allowing the public to discover works in progress, a creative process. Six to eight companies per year, including at least two regional ones, benefit from it. Calls for applications are launched once a year. The selection of artists is made in consultation with co-producer or distributor partners.

Application for a studio residency from July to December 2025
Deadline for submission: July 20, 2024

Documents to be provided for the application:
– the application form to download HERE
– A presentation file of your creation project and your company
– Estimated production budget
– A schedule of rehearsals and creation
– Video links to your latest creations

Attention, any application submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Thank you for your understanding.

For any information, please contact us by email at accueil.studio@ccnn.fr