Atelier

Long (8 days)

L13

Lights, camera, choir!

Step into the world of cinema with your voice, both spoken and sung. In this a cappella atelier, we’ll put a fresh spin on 120 film clips from Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, François Truffaut, Stanley Kubrick and others.

Lights, camera, choir!

We’ll start with a montage of over 120 film clips with the sound stripped out. Your task? Add your voices to these virtuoso scenes from some of cinema’s biggest names. Reinterpret classic moments like the barber scene in Chaplin’s The Great Dictator or the gritty trenches of Terrence Malik’s The Thin Red Line. The clips range from Jerry Lewis’s slapstick humour to the roller rink dance in Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate or the striking 75 close-ups of Donald Sutherland’s gaunt face in Fellini’s Casanova. Together, we’ll put our own twist on these iconic scenes with creative a cappella collages. This diverse repertoire crosses languages and harmonies, featuring composers from Arvo Pärt to Thomas Jennefelt. Plus, you’ll lend your spoken voice to dub a short but comical scene. Get ready for an atelier that’s a surprising and poetic journey through modern film history, full of laughter and emotion.

Repertoire

Subject to changes

  • Solfeggio / Arvo Pärt
  • danse hongroise Johannes Brahms / transcription Loïc Pierre
  • Coventry carol (extrait) / Jonathan Rathbone
  • Virita criosa (extrait) / Thomas Jennefelt
  • Happy birthday / ar. Charles Cornell
  • Amen! Jesus han skal rode / Henning Sommero
  • Bansull fra telemark / Frank Havroy

Biography

Pierre

Loïc Pierre founded the Mikrokosmos chamber choir in 1989 and has been its artistic director ever since. He is a versatile artist – choir conductor, stage director, scenographer, composer and visual artist. Always on the lookout for fresh ideas, he draws inspiration from influences including Sam Francis, Ariane Mnouchkine, Jackson Pollock, Andrei Tarkovsky, Bob Wilson, Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese. Loïc breaks away from the traditional concert format, creating an innovative experience that puts a modern twist on the art form: choral theatre. His shows are a testament to this unique fusion: Tenebrae (2001), Ombres vives, une autre histoire du cinéma (2006), La Nuit Dévoilée (2013), Retour à la terre (2014), Jumala (2016), L’Origine du Monde (2019), Passion (2021), Lune (2022), L’homme qui marche (2023) and Saga des peuples sans armure (2025). These works are unique, modern and full of depth. They are expertly crafted by an artist who is innovative, generous with his audience, and a humble, sincere interpreter of the masters he honours. Loïc is also the artistic director of the Festival de la Voix in Châteauroux.

Start and End Dates :

31/07/25

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07/08/25

Level :

advanced

Voicing :

Mixed voices

Language :

French

Country of the conductor :

Preparation :

With preparation

Long (8 days)

Atelier concert during festival