David Fonteneau

Dancer, Choreographer

David is a Hip-hop and modern dance teacher who has performed on different stages and dance schools (Studio Harmonic, Choreïa, Conservatoire de Péronne).
From the island of Réunion to Europe, his quest for versatility started with breakdance in 1998 and was enriched through a range of other styles (jazz, contemporary, salsa, hip-hop) as well as martial arts and acrobatics.
His career as a dancer and choreographer (Miss Réunion, Stars 80, Défilé 20 Décembre) led him to teaching. He is an artist whose desire to share, learn and exchange ideas continues to grow.

David came to Mauritius in 2013 when he was invited for an artist and choreographic exchange and he fell in love with the country. In this way it was natural that David called Cécile for this project because David continually does projects in Mauritius.

Emilien Jubeau / EMIZIBO

Set Designer

Weaver of links between colors. Teller of art to feed the imagination. Emilien Jubeau is a free electron, a vibrating tone and colors that fuse.
Honored with distinctions throughout his plastic adventure, he shares his world through major artistic projects, including the 45 years and 49 years of the Independence of Mauritius, Tikoulou, Phantom of Opera, Porlwi by Light and Eclosia. He is now considered one of the most promising artistic directors of the local landscape.

Each creation has its own dose of surprises, “If you know exactly what you’re doing, what’s the point?”. Drawing from Picasso’s words, the enfant terrible of creativity cultivates innovation as one breathes oxygen into being. Art for him is a loophole, an adventure and a therapy.

Florance Draschler

Costume Designer

Florance is a stylist, costume designer and set designer. She started her career in 1981 after training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona and plastic arts in Aix-en-Provence.
She spent her adolescent in Columbia and Argentina, among other countries. These experiences early on helped to forge her creative forces.

Since her debut, trips to America, Asia and Europe became part of her daily life and continued to feed her creativity. It was in 1994 that she went to Mauritius for a play and where she decided to put her suitcases down and stay a few years later after meeting the singer and composer Menwar.

Multidisciplinary and not fond of labels, Florance navigates different spaces of expression. Including cinema, theatre, musicals, opera, circus arts, cabaret and dance, an art for which the designer has always had a deep affection for.

In France, she has made several pieces under the name Odile Dubon, a reference to contemporary choreography. She worked with Cécile Gonzalez several years ago on the musical show “JAZZ 2 JAZZ”. A relationship of trust and creative friendship has developed between the two when it comes to institutional projects and artistic performances.

The Joseph Brothers

Dancers

Samuel and Mathieu Joseph grew up in the city of Mangalkhan of Floréal on Mauritius, where they’ve always lived. Completely self-taught, they began to dance when they were young in the streets of the city inspired by hip-hop and circus videos.
In 2005, they were discovered by Mauricien choreographer Stephen Bongarçon when they were respectively 14 and 16 years old.
They integrated their style which was strongly influenced by contemporary dance into the SRDanceet company. They learned the structures of choreography and had the occasion to take courses with foreign choreographers passing through Mauritius.
In 2017, they won the golden medal at the Francophone Games in the Ivory Coast once again, with their piece titled “Di Sel”. The piece pays tribute to a man who works in the salt mines in their country.