Anon Jogar Ina Bourreira

France/Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Drawing on the memory of her body and the dances of her childhood, Caroline Roche revisits the bourrée auvergnate – a traditional folk dance found in many Occitan ballroom – and transforms it into fully contemporary movement. Between tradition and experimentation, Anon jogar ina bourreira — which translates as We are going to play a bourrée – brings together two languages: that of a dancer and that of a musician, a daughter and her father.

The daughter’s dance meets the father’s cabrette – a traditional Auvergne wind instrument similar to the bagpipes – in a free, playful, and unrestrained dialogue. The duo unsettles conventions, explores transmission, desynchronisation, and hybridisation. Stepping onto the stage far from their native Cantal, they push the boundaries of folklore to invent a new bourrée: vibrant, joyful, and emancipatory.

With Anon jogar ina bourreira, Caroline Roche creates a work at the crossroads of tradition and contemporary invention, full of humour and gentle self-mockery.