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short piecesand other improvisation works Duos with Musicians

Short Pieces I Introduction | Security | The Young Girl | Diva | Che sera sera | Ur

Short Pieces II Introduction | Money | As we like | The Vechia


Short pieces I and II can fit to many different kind of stage but request a minimum equipement for the lightning.

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Jean-Laurent Sasportes started this work with Musicians with Peter Kowald (double bass) in 1994. Different little dance pieces have been created out of this work: "Stock", "Security", "Diva", "Jeune Fille", "Money", "let the trouble come when the trouble comes" and "Ur". The repertory of this Duo work has been and still is presented through many countries around the world under the title: Short Pieces I and Short Pieces II.

Some other short Pieces are all ready on work and will soon belong to the repertory. A different composition of the programme is possible; the length and composition of the evening programme is open to fit the organisation request and should be dicussed with the artist. This performance is based on a principle of structured improvisation; the caracter and costume of each piece is defined but music and choreography are improvised. It can adapt to any kind of stage or be played out doors in natural places.

The collaboration with Hans Reichel (e-guitar and daxophon) started in 2000, with Gunda Gottschalk (violin) in 2005, and with Pierre Jaquemyn (double bass) and Tetsu Saitoh (double bass) in 2006. Apart from "Short Pieces I" and "Short Pieces II", Jean Laurent Sasportes and Tetsu Saitoh, propose a work of "Body painting and improvisation" with the painter Yuji Kobayashi. This work has been presented in Tokyo (Asahi Theater, and Gallery) in September 2006.