L’Alliance New York will present the North American premiere of Traces of Gounouj, a dance piece by choreographer Léo Lérus, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Free performances will take place at 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. along Colonels Row on Governors Island.
The site-specific production is co-presented as part of the 2026 Crossing The Line Festival and Governors Island Arts’ INTERVENTIONS Performance Series. While attendance is free to the public, organizers strongly recommend advance RSVPs to reserve tickets.
The short performance features dancers Asha Thomas and Robert Cornejo performing an intimate duet that explores intergenerational communication. Drawn from excerpts of Lérus’s larger work Gounouj In Situ, the movement navigates the relationship between artists at contrasting points in their careers.
Lérus developed the site-specific adaptation during a Villa Albertine residency in New York City in July 2026. His movement practice connects contemporary dance with the traditional Gwoka heritage of his native Guadeloupe, drawing on themes of environmental preservation and adaptability.
Born in Guadeloupe, Lérus trained under Léna Blou before studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. His career includes performances with Batsheva Dance Company, Wayne McGregor Dance Company, and Sharon Eyal Dance Company, alongside serving as an associate artist at Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse for the 2026/2027 season.
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