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En Piste !

A dance from the past, brought to life by the sounds of today

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A contemporary ball featuring the Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (NEC), Samuel Blaser and Oscar Strasnoy: music meets the dance rhythms of the 1920s–1950s. Let’s hit the dance floor!

• Samuel BlaserPole dance (2026)for cornet, trombone, clarinet, viola, cello, piano, percussion, guitar/banjo and DJ

• Oscar StrasnoyBazaar (2026)for cornet, trombone, clarinet, viola, cello, piano, percussion, guitar/banjo and DJ

---Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain – Founded in 1995 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (NEC) is a leading voice in contemporary music in Switzerland. Open to interdisciplinarity and stylistic diversity, the ensemble collaborates with renowned artists, promotes new works and is committed to outreach, education and engagement with contemporary music.

Artists/Collaborators: Alain Bertholet (Cornet) - Richard Elliot Haynes (Klarinette) - Céline Portat (Bratsche) - Esther Monnat (Violoncello) - Antoine Françoise (Klavier) - Julien Mégroz (Schlagzeug) (Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (NEC)), Samuel Blaser (Posaune) - Marc Ducret (Gitarre) - Mathieu Ogier (DJ) (Solisten), Oscar Strasnoy (Leitung)

The project is a co-production with the SONGS association, which is dedicated to contemporary music and innovative concert formats.

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