La Roche D'Hys - Domaine Des Arts

"The things I have learned here will remain in my daily life, both as
a better musician and as a personal development. Thank you again!"
- Hsin-Pei, pianist, Weimar, Vancouver, Taipei 

"I don't know where to start...What a great learning experience. I 
feel my body has never been involved into my singing and it feels 
great!!! I look forward to my next time."
- Marc-Antoine, Singer, Montreal, Quebec

"What can I say? The experience has surpassed my expectations by far! This has been an 
amazing experience and provided me with a strong start for my music/voice studies 
at UBC."
- Alys, Singer, Vancouver, BC, Canada

"I know that the new awareness I have learned will allow me to get inside the music and 
I think that this alone will allow me for to become a more genuine and powerful 
performer."
- Jonathan, Singer, University of Toronto, Canada

"Merci pour la decouverte, le travail, l'acceuil, l'écoute, la musique..."
- Laure, singer Conservatoire de Dijon

"Thank you so much for an incredible week...I have learned so much about myself and so 
much about myself musically and vocally! I hope to come back soon."
- Karin, Utrecht Conservatory, Holland

"This has been the most interesting experience in my life. There are all kinds of people 
who are interesting and funny and I learned a lot from them. You are so kind,
warm-hearted and full of energy and opened up your home like this...just like a big 
family!"
- Su Yan, pianist Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China

"What a wonderful creative oasis you have made here and all the people you so 
generously invite to share it with you. I am very grateful to have been part of it."
- Wayne, pianist, Nuremberg, Germany

"Merci pour votre chaleureux accueil....J'ai pris confiance et courage...Ma vie n'a 
jamais été facile, mais une seule chose est sure, j'aime chanter et jouer la comédie. 
Le stage m'a réellement montré le chemin! Merci!"
- Lydie, singer Burkino Faso,Afrique et Nolay, France

Music and Dance Exchange  *  New 2008

Music And Dance Exchange - is a residential interdisciplinary performance laboratory for professional artists and researchers, based at Ferme de la  Roche D’Hys- Domaine des Arts in Burgundy France.

Music and Dance Exchange allows participants to explore collaborations between the disciplines of music and dance, with the additional involvement of theatre, visual and digital arts, to create starting points for new performance work. Music and Dance Exchange provides essential time for artists to investigate new aspects of performance work; to engage in creative practice-based research where the focus is on process, not product.

For information and registration please contact :

L’Académie de la Roche D’Hys
21350 Massingy les Vitteaux   France
Tel/fax   France   +33 (0)3 80  33 42   Canada& U.S.  +1 905 844 0963                                                       
academie.rochedhys@mail.com       website : www.larochedhys.com

Music Dance Exchange - 2009 Project:

Forbidden to Forget -  Music under Tyranny 
    In recent years the public has become more recognizant and familiar with the musical works of composers who were persecuted banned, isolated , imprisoned or killed in Europe  between  1933 – 1945.
    Canadian dance troupe Dancetheatre David Earle under the artistic direction of celebrated choreographer David Earle  will be working in collaboration with the Penderecki String Quartet and award winning film producer Eileen Thalenberg, to create a physical visualization of this music through contemporary dance. Composers whose works are featured include: Edwin Schulhoff, Gideon Klein, Dimitri Shostakovitch  Pavel Haas, Viktor Ullmann, Ernst Krenek, Franz  Schreker. There is also a whole group of popular composers, poetry, songs and of course Jazz music of that era which will eventually  be incorporated.

L'Académie de la Roche D’Hys feels privileged to participate and we know that the involvement of the DtDE will be the key.  It is also our hope that the development and creation of this work is only the first step and that the premiere here in France will generate interest and more performances all over the world.