Mille Plateaux Associés was founded in 1998 by Geisha Fontaine and Pierre Cottreau. Its name refers both to the “thousand plateaus” to be traversed and to Gilles Deleuze and his collaborator Félix Guattari (A Thousand Plateaus, Minuit, 1980).
Since the creation of Mille Plateaux Associés, Geisha Fontaine and Pierre Cottreau have created numerous choreographic works that bring together dancers and artists from a variety of artistic fields, including film, visual arts, current music, contemporary music and digital arts, and more.
Their projects often explore, with a touch of humor, questions for which they have no predetermined answers: What is a good dancer? What is beauty? What is movement? What is a revolution?
Each creation is an opportunity to investigate what dance and choreography are, and to attempt a specific form. Nothing fixed — much to discover.
Geisha Fontaine and Pierre Cottreau are also invest in the field of cinema. Millibar is an evolving film composed of sequences shot in several countries since 1998, taking on different versions over time. It is still in progress.
Mille Plateaux Associés is also involved in developing choreographic culture. Geisha Fontaine contributes to numerous discussions, exchanges, publications, and lectures on the subject. The choreographers’ approach is accompanied by artistic and educational initiatives developed in various forms: participatory creations, workshops and training sessions, outreach activities focused on choreographic culture, films, and more. These initiatives engage a wide range of audiences, whether or not they have a regular dance practice. They are driven by a strong desire to connect access to dance with a shared experience of art and practice.