The Company
The company Anton Lachky and Eléonore Valère is driven by constant artistic rigour and sustained circulation, both within the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and abroad.
Anton Lachky develops a singular body of work, at once virtuosic and accessible. Driven by a deep passion for the writing of movement, he creates choreographies characterised by great velocity and remarkable architectural complexity. Nourished by a personal path firmly rooted in Eastern European folk traditions, he sees dance above all as a means of creating connection. His creations are thus always guided by a strong desire for connection with the audience.
Under the artistic co-direction of Eléonore Valère-Lachky, the company's productions are enriched by a transdisciplinary dimension closely combining dance and literature. Recent creations reflect a particular research into the relationships between body, movement and narrative. Together, these approaches contribute to a coherent and demanding body of work, which gives the company a distinctive place on the Belgian scene.
Since their beginnings, Anton and Eléonore have been committed to exploring uncharted paths and resisting any form of systematism. By taking up certain questions specific to literature and cinema, they assert an approach of hybridisation with these art forms, notably for their capacity to stir emotion and immerse the spectator in a narrative experience.
Their work is distinguished in particular by:
- a non-systematic relationship to the deconstruction of stage codes and the mechanisms of theatrical illusion;
- a clear determination to create immersive experiences;
- a reclaiming of narrative, still marginal in the field of contemporary dance;
- a demanding and virtuosic choreographic writing, marked by great architectural rigour and particular attention paid to the graphic power of gesture;
- a dialogue with varied aesthetics, ranging from contemporary ballet to urban dance.
Their creations move between concerns deeply rooted in contemporary issues (ecological and democratic crises, in particular) and more inward-looking questions. Through these oscillations between the collective and the individual, between History and the intimate, they seek to explore both the issues of our time and what, beyond origins, age or social background, deeply connects human beings.
Finally, they modestly hope that their work joins, at least to some extent, that of those who work toward the beauty of the world.
