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L\u2019Alliance New York\u00a0announces the North American premiere of\u00a0Simon Le Borgne\u00a0and\u00a0Ulysse Zangs\u2019\u00a0Ad Libitum\u00a0from October 7-9, 2026 at 7:30PM, set for Le Skyroom at L\u2019Alliance New York (22 East 60th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10022). Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased at https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/ad-libitum-2\/. <\/p>\n
\nA Latin expression, literally meaning \u201cin accordance with one\u2019s wishes or until satiety,\u201d\u00a0Ad Libitum\u00a0is a piece about the desire to create, to step outside oneself, to expand. Dancer Simon Le Borgne and musician Ulysse Zangs explore the idea of molting, of emptying yourself through dance and live music. Driven by a musical score of drums, electric guitar, and synths, the performance expresses the need to change skin and shed all substance, as well as the need to embody yourself; to fill your own container. \ufeff The artists build a choreographic and musical dialogue, focused on the energy that circulates between people and the rhythms that are central to all human beings: breathing and heartbeats. The result is a performance that allows the viewer to experience humanity in its entirety: decomposition giving way to blossoming; the fall of a body allowing a new spurt of life. <\/p>\n
\nSimon Le Borgne\u00a0is a dancer and choreographer. He began his training at the Paris Opera School in 2005 and joined the company in 2014. He has performed pieces by Maguy Marin, Merce Cunningham, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin and Hofesh Schechter and participated in the creations of\u00a0Season\u2019s Canon\u00a0and\u00a0Body and Soul\u00a0by Crystal Pite,\u00a0Play\u00a0by Alexander Ekman,\u00a0The Male Dancer by Ivan Perez,\u00a0Faunes\u00a0by Sharon Eyal and\u00a0Cri de Coeur\u00a0by Alan Lucien Oyen. Since 2021, he has been working with Yohana Benattar and Hanga Toth on the\u00a0Nos Gestes, Nos Soins\u00a0project, developing a documentary performance based on the care actions of people with chronic illnesses or disabilities. From 2023, he joined Tanztheatre Wuppertal, where he worked with Boris Charmatz on his creationLibert\u00e9 Cath\u00e9drale\u00a0and performed several pieces by Pina Bausch, including\u00a0Caf\u00e9 M\u00fcller. At the same time, he became a guest artist at the Gymnase CDCN Roubaix Hauts-de-France, which produced his piece\u00a0Ad Libitum. <\/p>\n
\nUlysse Zangs\u00a0is a French artist who develops his practice at the intersection of sound, movement and nature. As a dancer, he trained at the \u00c9cole de Danse de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra de Paris and then at the Palucca Hochschule f\u00fcr Tanz, before joining the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, where he danced until 2019. Now a freelance artist, he works with renowned choreographers and directors such as Benjamin Millepied, Philippe D\u00e9coufl\u00e9, Dimitri Chamblas, Ersan Mondtag, Simon Le Borgne and Chris Fargeot, among others. As a musician, he composes soundtracks for dance, performances, installations and films, combining live improvisation and recorded productions. In 2024, he created the soundtracks for\u00a0Ad Libitum\u00a0by Simon Le Borgne,\u00a03:33 In my Room through the window\u00a0by Chris Fargeot,\u00a0Grace\u00a0by Benjamin Millepied and\u00a0Manhandle\u00a0by Gustavo Gomes. Ulysse is also devoting more time to his own music, culminating in the release of his first solo project,\u00a0Idle Hands Or, launched last autumn as an independent work (recorded and self-produced between 2022 and 2024). <\/p>\n
\nBilling Credits Choreography: Simon Le Borgne Musical composition: Ulysse Zangs Performance: Simon Le Borgne, Ulysse Zangs Sound: Olivier Charre Light: Iannis Japiot Artistic collaboration: Philom\u00e8ne Jander Outside views: \u00c9milie Leriche, David Le Borgne <\/p>\n
\nProduction Credits Production: Compagnie SLB Coproduction: Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix \u2013 Hauts-de-France, Centre chor\u00e9graphique national de Rillieux-la-Pape \u2013 direction Yuval Pick \/ Accueil-Studio, La Briqueterie CDCN Val-de-Marne, L\u2019Espace Pasolini \u2013 Valenciennes, Compagnie SLB, Danse Dense with a residency at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Vanves \u2013 sc\u00e8ne conventionn\u00e9e d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat national \/ action financed by the \u00cele-de-France Region. Patronage: Les Partageurs. Support: DRAC Hauts-de-France \u2013 Minist\u00e8re de la Culture, Festival de l\u2019impertinence \u2013 S\u00e8te <\/p>\n
\nL\u2019Alliance New York\u00a0is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to providing its audience and students with engaging French language classes and audacious multi-disciplinary programming that celebrates the diversity of francophone cultures and creativity around the world. A welcoming and inclusive community for all ages and all backgrounds, L\u2019Alliance New York is a\u00a0place where people can meet, learn, and explore the richness of our heritages and share discoveries. L\u2019Alliance New York strives to amplify voices and build bridges from the entire francophone world to New York and beyond.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nCrossing The Line\u00a0is a\u00a0citywide festival that engages international artists and New York City audiences in artistic discovery and critical dialogue to re-imagine the world around us.\u00a0Crossing The Line\u00a0is produced by L\u2019Alliance New York in partnership with leading cultural institutions.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nSupport for Crossing The Line Air France, Howard Gilman Foundation, Wescustogo\u202fFoundation. L’Alliance\u202fNew York’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the Support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \u00a0 Support for\u00a0Ad Libitum Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, Villa Albertine and the Albertine Foundation through the FUSED program. <\/p>\n
Venue: Le Skyroom<\/p>\n