Beyond human: Montpellier Danse festival delivers one feat after another

This year’s celebration of contemporary dance in the French city is bold, baffling and breathtaking, with some high-voltage performers Launched in 1981, the pioneering Montpellier Danse festival changed the face of contemporary dance, in France and beyond. In 2024, its own face changed when long-term figurehead Jean-Paul Montanari was succeeded by a four-person directorship of Hofesh Shechter, Jann Gallois, Dominique Hervieu and Pierre Martinez – though the programme currently continues its e...

By Sanjoy Roy