Malou Airaudo & Germaine Acogny - No Space for Age

What is it like to be a professional dancer in your 70s?
Two icons of the dance world Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny share the stage in this fly on the wall documentary proving that dance has no age limit.
Against the picturesque backdrop of Spoleto, Italy, the film captures Malou and Germaine performing their duet in the final destination on an extensive international tour, alongside a company of 38 African dancers.
French-born Malou was a professional ballet dancer when she met Pina Bausch in New York in 1973. Bausch invited her to join Tanztheater Wuppertal, in Germany where Malou became one of the key figures of the ensemble. Considered as the Mother of Contemporary African dance, Germaine, was born in Benin, but grew up in Senegal where she founded an international dance school in Senegal, (the ECOLE DES SABLES) where they teach her famous ‘Acogny’ technique.
This is a film that celebrates their incredible legacy and the power of dance to transcend generations and cultures.
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Credits
Featuring Germaine Acogny
Malou Airaudo
Clémentine Deluy
Anique Ayiboe
Serge Arthur Dodo
Vasco Pedro Mirine
Filmmaker / Director - Sarah Vaughan-Jones
Producer - Rosie Mackie
Additional footage by Dave Barros
The Rite of Spring footage - Florian Heinzen-Ziob & Enno Endlicher
Tour Producer - Aristea Charalampidou
Company Stage Manager - Marius Arnold-Clarke
Executive Producer - Bia Oliviera
Assistant Producers - Sheli Ali, Lorraine Camm
Malou’s Assistant / Interviewer - Joel Cottrell
Composer for common ground[s] - Fabrice Bouillon LaForest
Composer for The Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky
Lighting Technician - Jonny Downs
Translation - Verboo
Audio Description - Julia Grundy
Captions - Michael Peers
Additional Music - Artlist
Dancers in The Rite of Spring
Rodolphe Allui, Sahadatou Ami Touré, Anique Ayiboe, Korotimi Barro, D’Aquin Evrard Élisée Bekoin, Gloria Ugwarelojo Biachi, Khadija Cisse, Sonia Zandile Constable, Rokhaya Coulibaly, Inas Dasylva, Astou Diop, Serge Arthur Dodo, Franne Christie Dossou, Estelle Foli, Aoufice Junior Gouri, Luciény Kaabral, Zadi Landry Kipre, Bazoumana Kouyaté, Profit Lucky, Vuyo Mahashe, Babacar Mané, Vasco Pedro Mirine, Stéphanie Mwamba, Florent Nikiéma, Shelly Ohene-Nyako, Brian Otieno Oloo, Harivola Rakotondrasoa, Oliva Randrianasolo (Nanie), Asanda Ruda, Amy Collé Seck, Pacôme Landry Seka, Gueassa Eva Sibi, Carmelita Siwa, Amadou Lamine Sow, Didja Kady Tiemanta, Aziz Zoundi
Photos of Pina Bausch and Malou Airaudo by Ulli Weiss
Copyright: Pina Bausch Foundation
The Rite of Spring music courtesy of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited
With special thanks to Helmut Vogt, Marco Ferullo and Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi, Francesco Pietrella, The Pina Bausch Foundation, Salomon Bausch and Ismaël Dia, Essar Gabriel, Alessio Romani
Special thanks to Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi, Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti and the City of Spoleto - Italy for the support
Originally commissioned by Sadler’s Wells
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[@pauloinacio2118]

congratulations to all production❤ For our mothers, continue to be an inspiration for all the entire planet. Phenomenal

[@silviapalma4912]

Merveilleux, extraordinaire leur énergie est communicative ! Hors du temps et dans le temps ! Admirable

[@Miguel53de]

I love it and it is connected with so many memories and eye opening moments. It changed my life and my way of understanding art of any kind! Who ever made this video - my deepest respect and thanks. ♥

[@lisamaria1311]

❤❤❤

[@hadayaimajeed]

Dance forever!

[@sayopessen]

BRAVOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I want see all peace. Great Dancers/Artists. Thanks Malou Airaudo & Germaine Acogny

[@cieagathedjokam_dansequoti5889]

❤❤❤❤❤long live to our mothers dance and many thanks for all

[@sabinefranzen7713]

Fantastic dancers and people

[@shoshanaenosh9925]

%beautiful

[@nicolelegros4837]

LOveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@topgunitta]

Malou ♥️♥️♥️

[@dutra_heitor]

so beautiful!

[@elisaprati3410]

Great inspiration for me, thank you 🙏🏼

[@patriciotrujillo8005]

Love this! But no Film credit to Paul Sanasardo?

[@robertogarcia1374]

Beautiful. Is there any place to stream the actual performance?

[@sadlerswells]

Thanks for the comment! The performance cannot be streamed at the moment but you can find out about where to catch it on tour here: www.sadlerswells.com/on-tour/current-productions/pina-bausch-germaine-acogny-malou-airaudo-the-rite-of-spring-common-grounds/
It is also coming to Sadler's Wells in London in April 2024 which you can find out more about here: www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/elixir-festival-germaine-acogny-malou-airaudo-louise-lecavalier/