Cie József Trefeli was founded in Geneva in 2005. The association's mission is to promote choreographic research and collaboration between choreographers, directors, film-makers and other artists from a wide range of backgrounds, in order to build genuine two-way, long-term cultural exchanges.
Choreographers who have collaborated with the company include Alexandr Andriyashkin, Victoria Chiu, Susana Panades Diaz, Rudi van der Merwe, Diya Naidu, Anja Reinhardt, József Trefeli, Gábor Varga, Kylie Walters, and Mike Winter. Bartek Sozanski, director and film-maker, has become a collaborative artist on recent projects, with whom the next research projects on ‘Filming the choreographic gesture’ will continue.
The creations currently touring are : Father Father, a dance documentary film having received laurel’s from five film festivals to date, and Chameleon, a creation for 4 dancers lasting 25 minutes or for 5 performers lasting 1 hour.
HISTORY
2024 / 2025
2021
2020
2019
Cameleon
Five dancers sketch out a methodology for dealing with the other within the duo. Two means a complex set of interactions in which seduction, empathy, lies, conflict, sometimes stupidity, and always playfulness come together. Each pair of bodies and minds develops its own language, Chameleon reveals unique and authentic human connections.
GENETRIX
Jozsef Trefeli, Australian of Hungarian origins, Victoria Chiu, Australian of Chinese origins, Susana Pandés Diaz, spanish orginie, based in Geneva, and Rudi van der Merwe, South African now based in Geneva, together create a new choreographic work. The creative process will explore the themes of history, patriarchy, superstition and epigenetic inheritance by means of personal histories. Residencies in Australia, France, Germany and Hungary.
ESQUISSES HONGROISES
Dance and music traditional Hungarian and contemporary created in collaboration with Gabor Varga and Roberto Sawicki and the Orchestra of Lancy to the compositions of Bartok, Weiner and Brahms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8yMHP4T_Wc&feature=emb_title
The osteopath/hypnotherapist & the dance of the bones
Jozsef was invited to create a new work for the project “la Beauté du Geste”. Jozsef created a solo inspired by his meeting with the osteopath and hypnotherapist Thomas Lamassonne. The work was presented in March 2019 at the Brétigny Theatre's Dedans/Dehors season (Brétigny-sur-Orge, FR).
#Valais
A residency in three cities in the canton of Valais. The Théâtre du Crochetan in Monthey, le TLH in Sierre and the Zeughauskultur in Brig coproduce #Valais in collaboration with the canton of Valais and Reso – Réseau Danse Suisse, for the project “Residance – artistic residency in the Valais”.
#KidS
a project in the #Traces series created in collaboration with Évidanse and 21 children of the Noirmont Primary School and presented at the Centre Culturel du Soleil in Saignelégier with the company's repertory work LIFT.
Ipseity
A commission from Provincial Dances Theatre in Ekaterinburg, choreographing for the dance ensemble of the Russian theatre, with opening night in September.
2018
#2050
A creation in collaboration with Mike Winter in the series #TRACES. The premier takes places at the ADC, Genève, between 18 and 28 January 2018. A third volet of #TRACES aura lieu à Zürich.
2017
#Aventure en Royalland
A creation in collaborations with Mike Winter, in the serie #TRACES #Jura and in collaboration with Évidanse in Tavannes.
Creature
Programmed at the Swiss Dance Days.
Threshold
An Indo–Swiss collaboration with Vijay Sekhon Mumbai-based artist and Gyula Cserepes from Budapest
2015
Creature
Creation in collaboration with Gábor Varga; co-productions and residencies with Centre Nationale de la Danse CND Paris, Ballet de Lorraine Nancy, Arsenic Lausanne, Tanzhaus Zurich, CCNR Lyon and the ADC of Geneva
2014
UP
Creation in collaboration with Mike Winter at the ADC, Geneva and presented in 13 theatre in Switzerland
2013
Lift
Creation in collaboration with Mike Winter for the Festival des Printemps Carougeois Currently touring
2012
Mutant Slappers & The Planet Bang
Creation in collaboration with Kylie Walters & KMA Rock band, Geneva, Switzerland
Point zéro
Commissioned by the Festival des Printemps Carougeois, as well as performed at the official opening of the Fêtes de Genève, Switzerland
2011
JINX 103
Created in collaboration with Gábor Varga
Selected as an Aerowaves Priority Company for 2013, more than 160 performances in 75 cities in 21 countries. Currently touring.
pas de danse du XVIIIe
Festival des Printemps Carougoise, Switzerland.
Kabaret Galaktika
In collaboration with Kylie Walters for Geneva's Antigel Festival
2010
StarStruck
Performances in Switzerland, Australia, Estonia, Germany, and Albania
ça passio passion
Festival Poetry in the city, Geneva, and Neuchatel, Switzerland
2009
Envedetté
Choreographic competition (RE)connaissance, Meylan, France.
OOOrpheus
Opened in France’s Festival « Dansez ! » of Relais Culturel Château Rouge, with tours in Switzerland, Hungary, Germany and Albania
2007
In.fi.ni.té.si.mal
Solo. Performances in Switzerland and Europe
2006
Real Life Wrong
Performances in Switzerland, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. Awarded prize for best choreography, International Festival Baia Mare, Romania.
2005
Tu Me Prêtes ta Brosse à Dents?
Commissioned by the ADC, Geneva, Switzerland.
Fresh Ingredients – Points of Suspension...
Performances in Switzerland and Bulgaria.
Solo ONE
Performances at Come and Dance Festival, Wales, UK.
Supports : Pro Helvetia, DIP Département de l'Instruction Publique de l'Etat de Genève, DC Département de la Culture et du Sport de la Ville de Genève, La Loterie Romande, Corodis, SSA Bourse chorégraphique, RESO Reseau Dance Suisse, Swiss Dance Days 2013, 2015, 2017, Aerowaves 2013, Culturescapes, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Swiss Contributions, Angyalföldi Vadrózsa, ADC - Association de la Danse Contemporaine de Genève Switzerland, Château Rouge Annemasse France, Pôle Sud CDC Strasbourg France