History of creation: "La Grande Vie"
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The company Manon Bouquet was born in January 2023, shortly before the beginning of the process of creating its first piece, "La Grande Vie". It is born from a deep desire: to take the time to delve into the meaning of movement, to understand what goes through it, and to question the sensitive relationship between intention and gesture. The creation unfolded over nine weeks of residency in several emblematic places:
- 2 weeks at the CCN of Créteil and Val-de-Marne – direction Mehdi Kerkouche
- 1 week at La Chapelle d'Annonay – Cie La Baraka, direction Abou Lagrange
- 1 week at La Maison de Réjane – direction Réjane Losno
- 1 week at the Théâtre du Châtelet – direction of events Jérôme Chaumond
- 1 week at the CND Pantin – direction Catherine Tsekenis
- 1 week at the Médiathèque de Bessières
- 1 week at the Pôle Pik center – direction Mourad Merzouki
- 1 week at the Théâtre Le Comedia – direction Jérôme Leleu
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Dissemination & project development
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In parallel with its creative process, the company presents for the first time a 20 minutes extract at the "ODCV festival" at "Chaillot Théâtre National de la Danse".
Then she collaborates with "Théâtre du Châtelet" for a video shoot on the roof of the theatre called "Le Châtelet sur le toit".
Participation at SOBANOVA's competition marks an important milestone : the company wins the "Coup de cœur for Mourad Merzouki" along with a paid performance at the Karavel festival. In 2024, the company unveils the entire show La Grande Vie during a Parisian premiere at the MPAA Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
In 2025, she continues her tour with about ten dates and collaborates with several cultural institutions, including Le Musée La Piscine (Roubaix) and Le Consulat Voltaire (Paris).
In December 2025, the company returns to  "Théâtre du Châtelet"  to perform a new 20 minutes excerpt, specially designed for the stage space of the place.

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