Bbeals

French dancer and choreographer Eric Languet fell in love with New Zealand when he was dancing with the Royal New Zealand Ballet from 1988-98. A principal dancer with the company, he became a New Zealand citizen and created a dozen very well received dance works from the full length story ballet Alice (in Wonderland) to shorter contemporary works.

After a decade in New Zealand, Languet headed home to establish his own dance company, Dances en l’R, collaborate with artists from the region, work with dancers with disabilities, and direct the multidisciplinary dance training programme, The Hangar. In the last 15 years, his company has gained an international reputation for excellent contemporary dance and they regularly tour to large festivals, including Avignon and Marseilles in France.

Languet invited Footnote New Zealand Dance to Reunion as artists in residence at The Hangar, for a month in November 2014, to collaborate with Dances en l’R in producing Bbeals. After further development in Wellington studios in February 2015, Footnote and Danses en L’R proudly tour Bbeals around New Zealand in March 2015, before returning to Reunion for performances there.