Le grand jeté !
Le grand jeté ! is an association created in June 2002, based in Cluny, in southern Burgundy. It benefits from a triennial agreement with the Drac Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the town of Cluny, the Departmental Council of Saône-et-Loire and the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Le grand jeté ! is also the Festival Cluny Danse, which promotes the arts of movement in public space, every year during the third week of May.
The company carries the work of choreographer Frédéric Cellé, who develops his universe around acrodance, blending contemporary dance with a sensitive exploration of acrobatics.
The company is a “Resource Place” in the Department of Saône-et-Loire and is the artistic reference for dance options at the Pontus de Thiard high school in Chalon-sur-Saône.
In the city as on stage, always on the alert, Frédéric Cellé creates works for public space and on stage.
The company is co-directed by Annick Boisset and Frédéric Cellé, and employs Mélanie Gelin for tour logistics and coordination of the Festival Cluny Danse.
The company works with performers, choreographic assistants, set designers, dramaturges, lighting and sound designers, costume designers and dressmakers, to offer shared live performances.
Béatrice Vermande
President of the association Le grand jeté ! costume designer and teacher
Graduated in 1987 from ENSATT’s school based in Lyon, she obtained a High Level Technician degree of costume designer.
Costume designer for theater, dance, opera, circus and movies within established or flying workshops.
She has been teaching since 1997 at ENSATT as a costumes Creator and since 2005 in the High School La Martinière as a Costume editor. At the same time, she is a costume designer for Compagnies and a sheeter in permanent workshops in the Opera of Lyon, the Célestins Theater…
Frédéric Cellé
Choreographer
Frédéric Cellé was trained as a dancer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon. He worked as a performer at the Grand Théâtre d’Ireland for the revival of Désert d’amour by Dominique Bagouet. He then joined the companies of Marie Coquil, Nathalie Collantès, La Camionetta (F. Ramalingom and H. Catala), Propos (D. Plassard), Velvet (J. Leighton), Gambit (D. Guilhaudin), Beau Geste (D. Boivin), Vivid.Danse (I. Makuloluwe) and Sylvie Guillermin.
He proposes a physical dance that explores acrodance as a sensitive language, not merely demonstrative. This particularly physical style of dance for the performers is stimulating for the audience’s eye.
The company’s latest creations are inspired by the aesthetic current of «Dance floor work».
Today, deeply rooted in acrodance, his artistic work explores the themes of “solidarity” and “living together”.
Annick Boisset
Production manager
Holder of a Master’s Degree in Cultural Development and Project Management from ARSEC – Lyon 2 in 2003, and of a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Administration of Cultural Institutions, Annick Boisset began her career with the IKB theatre company of Séverine Fontaine, then with the Compagnie des Lumas, before joining Frédéric Cellé and Le grand jeté ! in 2008.
Juliette Rambaud
Production and distribution manager
A graduate of SciencesPo and a Master’s degree in Law, Juliette Rambaud decided, after practicing as a lawyer, to change her path. Passionate since childhood about performing arts and the world of culture, she embarked on self-taught production and broadcasting with theater, dance and music companies. She is now in charge of production with broadcasting missions for the Cie Le grand jeté !, the Tapioca production office and the rock band Baron Crâne.
Solange Cheloudiakoff
Choreographic assistant and performer
Solange Cheloudiakoff was trained at the CNSM in Lyon in classical dance. She then worked at the Jeune Ballet de France where she alternated classical and contemporary repertoire. An intern with the company La Camionetta, she directed her career towards contemporary dance and worked with the companies of Marie Coquil, Patrice Barthès, Françoise Murcia and the CCN of Grenoble Jean-Claude Gallotta. Since 2005 she has held the State Diploma of dance teacher and has taught at the CRR in Grenoble. She is currently a dance teacher at the CRR of Chalon sur Saône and at the intercommunal dance school of Cluny. Since 2003, she has alternated the positions of performer, school worker and assistant in the Frédéric Cellé company.
Mélanie Gelin
Coordinator
Theatre enthusiast, Mélanie Gelin graduated with a master of management of cultural projects at Sciences Po Bordeaux in 2023. After an internship at the festival Les Nuits du Mont Rome and at the CNSMD of Lyon, she travelled for a year in New Zealand. Upon her return, she became coordinator of the Festival Cluny Danse and production manager for the Company Le grand jeté !
Chloé Gillier
Coordination assistant – civic service
After a degree in philosophy and several associative and voluntary experiences in the performing arts sector, Chloé continues to train in the field before completing her academic path.
Amr Naiem
In charge of international cooperation
Amr Naiem is a cultural manager specializing in contemporary dance. Passionate about building connections and intercultural dialogue, he supports companies and festivals in the design and implementation of artistic projects, the development of partnerships, and the search for funding at the regional, national, and international levels. A former dance cultural operator in Egypt, where he initiated and coordinated numerous local and international projects, he now works to strengthen artistic cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean.
