By Manon Moreau
With talented dancers coming from various schools and renowned structures such as Mourad Merzouki’s Kafig Company, the Broadway Dance Center in New York or the Choreia School in Paris, this recent company will delight you and dazzle an audience both novice and initiated to dance shows. Romain Rachline Borgeaud, the producer, choreographer and artistic director of the company, mixes different styles of dance, from modern jazz to tap dancing with accuracy and passion.
After being trained by Alvin Ailey, he performed in many emblematic musicals in New York, such as A Chorus Line or Hair, while always trying to mix influences in dance. Then he returned to Paris where he became a choreographer in Disneyland, and in 2018 he founded the RB Dance Company, in which he was able to showcase his own stage writing.
Stories is the company’s first show, which combines tradition and modernity, mixing genres and giving a new impetus to tap dancing.
The show tells the story of Icarus, a young actor whose films are very successful and who secretly suffers from the oppressive influence of his director. After an argument with him, the young man finds himself trapped into the film that links him to the filmmaker.
In turn, the 10 artists on stage interpret the characters of the plot and follow the destiny of the protagonist. The different scenes of this musical contain contrasting universes that come to life in a constantly moving scenography designed by Federica Mugnai and subtly revealed by light designer Alex Hardellet.
At the crossroads between the 1940s and present days, the aesthetics of the show and the costumes created by Margaux Ponsard and Janie Loriault combine tradition and modernity in line with the company’s work.
Elegance, energy and audacity mix perfectly on stage bringing to life a captivating show that remains a spectacular experience.