Like a starting signal, Top bursts with energy and resonates with exhilarating force. In this new creation, Régine Chopinot, one of the pioneering figures of the French Nouvelle Danse movement of the 1980s, brings her remarkable exploration of rhythm to its fullest expression.

On a stripped-back stage, a drummer, a guitarist, and seven young performers create a vibrant, supportive dancing community where every individual finds their place. Driven by pulsating percussion and powerful guitar riffs, the virtuoso performers shift between explosive acceleration and suspended slow motion. They dash, leap, and move with breathtaking speed, intensity, and freedom.

A powerful and infectious celebration of movement, Top invites audiences to embrace the urgency—and the joy—of being alive.

« From my adolescence until today, I am a huge fan of Japanese cinema. My choreographic and poetic imagination needs the spirit of Japan to create!
Many fantastic Japanese dancers have been part of my choreographic work for a long time: Michio Suzuki, Hiroko Kamimura, Daisuke Tomita, Yuki Furukawa, Makoto Nasu, and now Naoko Ishiwada! I don’t forget Genta Iwamura and Yasuhiro Fujiwara for lighting, and Tomomi Kawaguchi for the costumes … My team and I are absolutely delighted and honored to come back to perform and dance at the fabulous BIRD Theatre Festival TOTTORI, at the invitation of the unforgettable Makoto Nakashima… THANKS A LOT !!! »

— Régine Chopinot