FORÊT, a film by Evi Cats, will kick off the 'Journées du Film sur l’Art' festival, the annual encounter between art and cinema at the Louvre
Published on 04.03.2025, 23:00
ROSAS DANCE AT THE LOUVRE WHILE EVI CATS FILMS
FORÊT, a film by Evi Cats – based on the production Forêt by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Némo Flouret- will kick off the 18th edition Journées du Film sur l’Art festival at the Louvre March 5
In 2022, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, together with the young French choreographer Némo Flouret created Fôret a choreography for the Grande Galerie and the Salles Rouges as well as the Italian and French collections of the Louvre. Evi Cats – a regular Rosas collaborator since 2022 – accompanied the rehearsals and performances and created a personal film right in the thick of the live performance. The image of the eleven dancers weaving their way through whirlwinds, shipwrecks and burning cities certainly resonates with our times. The camera moves almost imperceptibly between the dancers and the audience, alternating between intimate close-ups and wide shots of the imposing scenery. All this is accompanied by a musical dramaturgy by Alain Franco. Instead of trying to match the grandeur of the Louvre, he opted to create a kaleidoscopic soundtrack that traverses the space, seeking a connection with the viewer. Unsurprisingly for the Louvre, Mona Lisa has the last word.
Filmmaker Evi Cats (1994) lives and works in Brussels. Walls That Scream, her documentary about the traces of police violence in Brussels, premiered at IDFA 2022 and was shortly after awarded the VAF Wildcard. Her latest and most fictional film, Waiting for a Sun Storm, touches on the (feminist) city and its layers of texture and time. The film won the Best Belgian Student Short Film award at Film Fest Gent.
Credits
Forêt
a film by
Evi Cats
production
Rosas
in coproduction with
Musée du Louvre, Festival d’Automne à Paris, 24images
Cinematography Evi Cats
Sound Recording David DuBois
Editing Jeremias Monnerat
Sound Editing David DuBois
Foley Artist and Sound Mixing Gillis van der Wee
Foley Mixing Jurriaan Van Dijck
Color Grading Lennert De Taeye
Graphic Design Casier/Fieuws
rehearsals and performance recorded at
Musée du Louvre
produced by
Rosas
Artistic Director Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Managing Director Lies Martens
in coproduction with
Musée du Louvre, Paris
President-Director Laurence des Cars
Director of Exhibitions and Publications Aline François-Colin
Deputy Director of Audiovisual and Digital Productions Valérie Coudin
Head of Audiovisual and Cinema Productions Department Sophie Guyon
Audiovisual Project Manager Maryam Josheni
Editorial Coordinator Estelle Savariaux
Acknowledgments
Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Céline Brunet-Moret,
and the staff of the Louvre Museum who contributed to the production of this film
Festival d’Automne, Paris
Director Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota
Artistic Director Francesca Corona
24images
Delegated Producer Farid Rezkallah
Executive Producer Julie Charrier
Production Manager Mélie Rondeau
with the support of
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Forêt Premiere
November 23, 2022, Musée du Louvre, Paris, as part of Festival d’Automne à Paris
performance credits
Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Némo Flouret
Created with and Danced by Boštjan Antoncic, Lav Crnčevic, José Paulo dos Santos, Synne Elve Enoksen, Rafa Galdino, Tessa Hall, Mariana Miranda, Margarida Ramalhete, Cintia Sebők, Jacob Storer, Solène Wachter
Costume Design An D’Huys
Artistic Assistants Michaël Pomero, Thomas Bîrzan
Research Lieze Eneman, Thomas Bîrzan
Assistant to the Artistic Director Martine Lange
Artistic Coordination and Planning Anne Van Aerschot
Tour Manager Jolijn Talpe
Technical Director Freek Boey
Technicians Vincent Debognie, Yarno Drofmans, Alex Fostier Thibault
Rottiers Costume Coordinator Alexandra Verschueren
Assisted by Els Van Buggenhout
Wardrobe Chiara Mazzarolo
Production Rosas
General and Artistic Director Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
General Manager Luk Van den bosch
Financial Director Maarten Minne
International Relations Griet Verstraelen
Press and Communication Sara Jansen
Coproduction Musée du Louvre
Scientific Advice Sébastien Allard
Curator - Director of the Department of Paintings at the Louvre Museum Auditorium and Performance Department
Director Luc Bouniol-Laffont
Programmer Laurent Muraro
Deputy Programmer Arthur Binois
Administrator, Deputy Director Sophie Bauer
Head of Production Laurent Fournier
Production Managers Valentine Brochet, Émilie Declercq
Technical Director Gérard Parus
General Stage Manager Didier Degros
Sound Engineers Alex Reboux, Nicolas Defeudis
Light Technicians Samuel Jothy, Axel Ombade, Victor Burel, Antoine de Giuli
Festival d’Automne à Paris
Director Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota
Artistic Directors Marie Collin, Francesca Corona
Head of Patrons and Development Clémence Atallah
Head of Production Bénédicte Dréher
Production Team Maud Rannou, Cécile Steinbrecher
Communication Team Valentine Jejcic, Emma Poignet
Press Office Rémi Fort, Yoann Doto
This dance production was realized with the support of
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via Casa Kafka Pictures.
Rosas is supported by
the Flemish Community and the Flemish Community Commission (VGC)
Acknowledgements
Leen Decin, Jolente De Keersmaeker, Rémy Ebras, Ann Veronica Janssens, Jean Lemersre, Christian Longchamp, Margaux Roy, Murielle Scherre, Björn Schmelzer
With special thanks to
The staff of Rosas, the Musée du Louvre, Paris, and Festival d’Automne à Paris
