THE GAME - GRAND FINALE 2024/2025

(PREMIERE 13.02.2025)

THE GAME - GRAND FINALE is the culminating chapter of a 3-year research project exploring the theme of games and their relationship to the human condition and existence. Focusing on 8 distinct characters, this work is dedicated to examining our survival instinct and the compelling need to express our stories and connections. THE GAME - GRAND FINALE broadens our perspectives and encourages us to immerse ourselves in the vastness of ambiguity, contrast, pleasure, fear, and hope. Empowering, bold and honest, this work reflects the diverse aspects of beauty and the darker aspects of our society, inviting us to embark on a powerful journey that seamlessly transitions between fiction and reality, simplicity, and complexity. Does this final game mark the end or the beginning?

I FRATELLI 2024

I FRATELLI is a contemporary dance duet which finds its inspiration in the siblings' love-hate relationship. The performance develops a geometric and emotional exploration of solidarity between two individuals. Their connection traces lines and simple stories in space that play between closeness and distance. This subtle work reveals a repetitive and thus engaging rhythm within their affinity and opens our perspective on our experiences that connect us to our environment. I FRATELLI is a dedication to the simple moments within a routine, dealing with interaction and confrontation, with ourselves and the other.

HALFHORSE HALFWOMAN 2024

In greek mythology she could be identified as a centaur. That creature whose upper body is that of a human and whose lower body is that of a horse. Awkwardly strange. But apart from its connection with the hybrid creatures of folklore, this physical theatre performance is above all an ode to our deepest survival instinct and our bond with animals. As cartoonish as it is seriously complex, the work also questions the way in which we profit-driven humans treat our environment and the species that live in it.

DRAGONFLY 2023 (COMMISSION)

As a glide through the water, a representation of a divine act, the contemporary dance performance DRAGONFLY creates a spiritually inspired space, connecting us back to self-care and self-awareness. In demanding times, the urge to balance our experiences and the derived emotions seems very essential. Just like the metamorphosis from a nymph in the waters to a dragonfly in the air, the artists will take us on a journey full of layers of transformation, exploring the complexity and simplicity of the human species. They will confront illusions and deceit while also embracing the lightness of our existence. A lightness that empowers everyone to reconnect to the present moment, and rise into blissfulness and gratification.

LA NOSTRA PICCOLA DANZA 2023

A couple in their early sixties invite us to join them on a poetic journey of a minimalist contemporary tango dance. Such as an abstract painting in space, the subtile bodies and lines become a symbole of empowerment for diversity, integration and cultural heritage. A return to simplicity leaving expectations behind and allowing things to glide the way they are. The fusion of body and sound encourage a moment of escape, such as a surrealistic and still brutally honest place, which plays with realistic and metamorphic states. La nostra piccola danza (our little dance) questions the relation of intimacy and freedom of expression through dance. As a universal language, dance is a way to connect through multiple traditional, folkloric,  cultural related and modern dance forms. The performance is perfectly imperfect and reminds us the beauty of little wonders in our daily life. As a dedication to the freedom of expression and to cultural heritage in dance, la nostra piccola danza opens up to what seems often faded.

TOAA 2023

Eb Geta Maam Toaa from the language Mooré (Burkina Faso) means -They look at me fixedly-. The contemporary dance performance TOAA (which is spoken out like Toi/you in french) explores the dimension of perception and questions the encounter of an audience and performer. An intimate connection slowly opens a space of exchange. How do I see myself and how do others perceive me. Who am I in the eyes of my observers and how does my perception of the moment depend on my surrounding. Performed on an original composition, created during a research in sound, the music of TOAA was the starting point of this creation.

JCSOUND1 SOLO 2023

The JCSOUND1 SOLO performance was developed during a research project around sound creation and composition for contemporary dance in 2023. The music as a starting point of the choreographic approach, this work is performed by the choreographer and sound creator herself. It embarks us on a journey where confusing, overexciting and choppy movements confront each other such as a juxtaposition of flashbacks floating between mechanism and fluidity. A moment which creates a desperate quest for recognition highlighted by a touch of comedy and existentialism.

MAHALAGA LANDSCAPES 2022 (COMMISSION)

MAHALAGA Landscapes is a site-specific dance performance created for the European Capital of Culture Esch-sur-Alzette 2022. The work is inspired by the choreographer’s hometown nature reserve and industrial heritage in the south of Luxembourg. A contemporary dance ritual which (re)connects us to nature and our tribal instincts.

BLACK JACK 2022

BLACK JACK is inspired by the gambling culture and the dark side of games. Jill Crovisier created this choreography with cinematic aesthetics during her research of games from a socio-political perspective. With a feministic and empowering approach, the theatrical dance piece explores with dark humour the twisted side of a woman working at a casino and points out not only the exploitation of employees but also the human condition in general within a world ruled by consumption and the growing greed for money and power.

ONNANOKO - TRACES OF YOUNG WOMEN 2022 (COMMISSION)

The awakening of women at the rising sun. 

Inspired by ancient calligraphy and the Japanese avant-garde of the 20th century – which advocated an expressive art, anchored in the reality of the time – the choreographer Jill Crovisier signs a performance in chiaroscuro, created for young dancers from the Junior Company CND Luxembourg. Six female performers, at the dawn of their career, will plunge you into the heart of a contemporary ritual populated by abstract and singular forms, which will gradually transform into political body(ies).

SAHASA 2021 (YOUNG AUDIENCE)

SAHASA brings on stage a colorful young audience piece that combines Dance, Freestyle Football, Freerun, Illustration and Film. Around the theme of courage three characters will lead you in a journey around the search of self-realization by exploring their capabilities and talents but also confronting their fears and doubts. The work shares the message how one needs to find the courage to be creative.

PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN 2021 (COMMISSION)

A century after the apology of male desire desired by Russian choreographer Nijinsky, the duo echoed with that of the incessant quest for the perfect female body. A real journey through time, the dancers offer a counterpoint to the music and the original subject by offering an avant-garde vision of the cult of the female body through a contemporary aerobics session.

JINJEON 2020

Jill Crovisier’s latest creation JINJEON is about the subject of technological progress in our world and its reflection on human existence. The choreographer questions how the action of progress reacts to our physical and mental condition while working on the aspect of this progress retransmitted in our body by the approach of crescendo and decrescendo related to our daily life. A dance combining physical and existential questions. JINJEON, a futuristic place where the human species seems to lose its virtuosity against the appearance of Androids. A journey in time.

FRICTION 2020

Opposing the motion of an object due to molecules rubbing surface, the physical energy of friction which is a resistive force that slows down motion, pushes the dancer to create extra energy to overcome it. FRICTION is a galvanizing contemporary ballet piece about a woman experiencing the notion of friction on a physical but also personal level.

I(CE)(S)CREAM - BOLERO FEMME 2020/2021

Within a feminist and empowering approach, the theatrical dance piece I(CE)(S)CREAM Boléro Femme is a rhythmic and personal journey of a female identifying performer who slowly finds her inner voice in her own territory, her individual adaptation to the tensions of our contemporary world. Compared to the circle of life the roller skates become a symbol for the fast progress in our lives, the uncertainty and instability it brings with it but stands also for control and persistence. The performer will take you on a powerful and bitter sweet ride on Ravel's masterpiece.

BOLERO 2020

Jill Crovisier's BOLERO is a rhythmic and personal journey of a man who finds slowly his inner voice in his own territory. Compared to the circle of life the roller skates become symbol for the fast progress in our world, the uncertainty and instability it brings with it but also for control and persistence. The dancer will take you on a powerful ride on Ravel's masterpiece.

SIEBEN 2018

The number seven. Difficult to ignore one of the most important numbers in history. From gods and planets to poetry and capital sins. In SIEBEN, Jill Crovisier confronts 7 dancers who want to express their individuality within a group but also to express their inability to disconnect from it. Everyone has his time of entry and exit as the circle of life, governed by a certain repetition. In SIEBEN, the number 7 will not leave you anymore! 

NO MAN’S LAND 2018 (COMMISSION)

Being a piece of un-owned land which can be seen as a disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies as well as an indeterminate or undefined place, the concept of ‘no man’s land’ also confronts us with our own subconscious that defines us human beings.Does a no man’s land necessarily need to be a territorial matter?Are we not as humans concerned about an unknown place in ourselves as well? In NO MAN’S LAND, Jill Crovisier explores the creative potential of this space through the medium of dance. The juxtaposition of realistic and dreamlike states of mind is of special interest to this young choreographer. The idea of entering an unrevealed personal no man’s land, a place between consciousness and unconsciousness lies at the heart of this contemporary dance piece.     

ZEMENT, THE SOLO 2017

In Zement the solo, the young artist Jill Crovisier founded her choreographic research work on the theme of separation, particularly the symbolism of the wall. According to the choreographer, the human hand built walls , so he is the origin of all forms of separation which aims to protect, enclose divide or destroy. Beyond the responsibility carried by humans on political decisions , the hand is also, personally seen, the mirror of his own life.

ZEMENT 2016

In ZEMENT, the young artist Jill Crovisier founded her choreographic research work on the theme of separation, particularly the symbolism of the wall. According to the choreographer, the human hand built walls , so he is the origin of all forms of separation which aims to protect, enclose divide or destroy. Beyond the responsibility carried by humans on political decisions , the hand is also, personally seen, the mirror of his own life.

THE HIDDEN GARDEN 2016

The Hidden Garden is an intermediary world, a mysterious place where reality intertwines with fantasy. An intriguing being evolves within a square of synthetic grass, in a choreography inspired by gothic short stories, fantasy literature and our society’s normalised customs. 

Blurring the lines between dance, physical theatre and visual art, this powerful and humour-filled solo, performed by award-winning artist Jill Crovisier herself or by a male dancer, explores human preoccupation withutility, power, control, and perfection.

MATKA 2016 (YOUNG AUDIENCE & COMMISSION)

MATKA is a journey through dance, music and circus; taking time to make the journey around the globe and finding friends. It is about discovering diverse places where dance and music are intertwined. MATKA is about learning from each other and discovering different cultures. Maybe the journey ends somewhere unexpected, in the universe ...

WE ARE WE 2015

How to find the right balance between different forces? That is the question which guide Jill Crovisier in a exploration work of the notion of power and his connection to identity. Involving a body language strong in expression, the choreographer is engaged in a search that juxtaposes various dynamics – those of the dance movements, and those, opposite, of daily life. An exploration to both, subtle and outrageous, rythmed by a dance evolving between strength and softness. 

OTHER CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS

Die Gastgeberin (commission), SI (commission), The Staircase Project (commission), Dancing Colors (commission), STEPS&BEATS (commission), I dare.What? (commission), R!CE, Glitterponytail, Grain de Sable