Hélène Cathala (France)

company “Hors Commerce”

“Blanc casse” (55’)

  • Choreography and performance: Hélène Cathala
  • Music: Eric Guénnou
  • Lights and video: Marc Baylet-Delperier

Travel diary, documentary dance, or self-portrait? In “Blanc cases” Hélène Cathala dances her meeting with Africa. Through music, video documents, photos and body experiences, she explores the difficult way to the other’s culture: a sensitive and strong portrait of a women always “on the run”.


Company “Hors Commerce” is supported by the French Ministry of Culture, the Occitanie Region, the county Hérault, and the city of Montpellier.

Hélène Cathala danced with Dominique Bagouet and Trisha Brown (1989 -1992). In 1993 she co-founded dance company “La Camionetta” with Fabrice Ramalingom, and created ten dance pieces. Then she initiated “Changement de Propriétaire”, an artists’ collective (and space by the same name) working around research and experimentation in Montpellier. In 2006, she creates her own company “Hors Commerce”, questioning the worlds of dance, theater, literature, developing both teaching opportunities and creations in which she confirms her attention to form and stage composition in a spirit of conviction.