In 2026, the academy invites Sivan Eldar for a solo and electronic workshop, drawing on the texts of poet Laura Vazquez, with the soloists of the Ensemble intercontemporain. In the “in-situ” workshops, Thierry De Mey challenges young composers to create music to accompany his dance films for the BL!NDMAN collective. Meanwhile, Mauro Lanza leads a workshop dedicated to purely electronic composition, in collaboration with IRCAM teams.

Final Workshop Presentation: Compose Films for Dance

Thierry De Mey educational advisor

BL!NDMAN [sax]

Pieter Pellens, Hendrik Pellens, Piet Rebel, Raf Minten

Serge Lemouton, Grégoire Lorieux IRCAM educational advisor

Creations by the Academy composers Jacopo Cenni, Chi-Yen Huang, Siyeol Ju, Kalliopi Typaldou, Yiding Wang, Yulin Yan for films by Thierry De Mey

Excerpts of the creations

Kinshasa ville en mouvement – choreography by Papi Ebotani

Prélude à la mer – choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

Love Sonnets – choreography by Michele Anne De Mey

Ma Mère l’Oye – with Annabelle Chambon, Cédric Charron, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet, Erna Ómarsdóttir, Manuela Rastaldi

Rémanences – choreography by Thierry De Mey

Urban Counterdance – choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

Production IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, en collaboration avec BL!NDMAN. With the support of the ULYSSES platform, cofinanced by the European Union. IRCAM and the CENTQUATRE-PARIS are partners for experimental performance projects. As part of the Parliament of Angels initiative, founded by BL!NDMAN. BL!NDMAN is supported by the Arts Administration of the Ministry of the Flemish Community.