The Moebius Strip (2001)

Premiered on May 8th 2001, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France

PRESENTATION

It is in geometric drawing that The Moebius Strip, Gilles Jobin’s first iconic piece, finds its origin. The choreographer systematically emphasizes the horizontality of his medium, starting from a floor grid, as an essential element of his work.

The piece refers to the Moebius Strip as a metaphor for continuous movement and a suggestion of infinity. The movement literally comes from the stage; the stage surface dictates a direction for the dancers. Movement is organized from a balanced, hierarchy-free space.

This creation serves as a tribute to the compositions of his father, the painter Arthur Jobin, who passed away in 2000, which oscillates between geometric rigor and the intense vibration of juxtaposed colors.

FILMS

The Moebius Strip
Directed by Vincent Pluss – 26 minutes
Fluid and rhythmic cinematographic adaptation of Moebius Strip, choreography by Gilles Jobin.
Recorded in December 2001 at Arsenic theater, Lausanne, Switzerland

Gilles Jobin : Le voyage de Moebius
Directed by Luc Peter 
Documentary – 53 minutes, portrait of Gilles Jobin, choreographer

TOUR

2020
15-19 September: Kulturmarkt, Zurich, Switzerland

2010
4 March: The Swiss Cube, Swiss Institute of Rome, Rome, Italy
2 April: Bonlieu Scène nationale, Annecy, France 
21 April: Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland 

2009
15 January: Théâtre Populaire Romand, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 
2 May: Festival Evidanse, Delémont, Switzerland 

2008
20-21 September: Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland 
21-22 November: Théâtre Monnot, Beirut, Lebanon

2007
3 August: Teatro San Francisco, Pachuca, Mexico
5 August: Teatro Julio Jimenez Rueda, Mexico, Mexico
7 August: Teatro Manuel Doblado, Leon, Mexico
7 October: Festival Tensdansa, Terrassa, Spain
31 October to 3 November: Théâtre de Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland 

2004
28 February: Ciné Africa, Maputo, Mozambique
2-3 March: Dance Umbrella Festival, Johannesburg, South Africa
26 June: Montpellier Dance Festival, Montpellier, France
9-10 October: SiDance Festival, Seoul, South Korea
13-14 October: Théâtre Garonne Scène européenne, Toulouse, France
19-20 November: Bonlieu Scène nationale, Annecy, France

2003
8-9 April: Pôle Sud, Strasbourg, France
21 May: Milan Short Film Festival, Milan, Italy
26-27 June: International Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland
1 July: Latitudes Contemporaines, Lille, France
4-5 July: Teatro Campo Alegre, Porto, Portugal
18 to 20 September: International Festival of Contemporary Dance, Buenos Aires, Argentina
17-18 October: Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland
4-5 Novembre: International Festival of Contemporary Dance, Fortaleza, Brazil

2002
18 January: Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland
5-6 March: The Place, London, United Kingdom
13 to 15 March: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
11 to 13 April: ADC – Théâtre du Loup, Geneva, Switzerland
18 au 20 April: Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna, Austria
4 May: Espace Moncor, Fribourg, Switzerland

2001
25 April: Spring Dance Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
28 April: Music Biennale Zagreb, Coratia
8 to 12 May: Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France
17 to 27 May: Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland
29 August – 2 September: Gessnerallee, Zürich, Switzerland
8-9 September: Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
3-4 October: Infinito, Turin, Italy
10 October: Archa Theater, Prague, Czech Republic
24-25 October: SESC – Pompeià, Sao Paulo, Brazil
31 October: SESC, Santos, Brazil
4-5 November: Panorama C.G, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10 November: Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
24 November: Stadt Theater, Bern, Switzerland
4-5 December: Festival Lignes de corps, Valenciennes, France