“Something About Clouds” is a conversation through time, combining three-century-old music with contemporary movements to give life to a brand-new experience. The piece studies our current connection with the drama and beauty of baroque music.

Emotions are intense in baroque art, as composers do not hesitate to express spectacular feelings. Should we simply let ourselves be carried away or are there other ways to express the emotions in opera music? What movements can we use to find our way in this unknown territory?

It is important to remember that, just like clouds, emotions are fleeting. They influence and sometimes overwhelm us, then subside. With both feet firmly planted on the ground, we can have fun watching clouds drift away.

“Embrasement Synaptique” gives life to the neurons in our brain and the way they transmit sensory information. The choreographer attempts to capture the electric, unpredictable, and impulsive nature of the nervous system, and its role in our instinctive reactions. He draws inspiration from the seemingly random urges in our modern world, acquired through millions of years of evolution. The result is an electrifying, vivacious, and expressive solo, guided by the body’s sensory and internal reactions.

This piece explores worry and the search for meaningfulness through metaphors of water and movement, while studying transformation when faced with apparent obstacles. 

“Shaking with worry and worried to know
if the weight of water awaits,
if the weight of water squanders
a slippery and tilted earthly plantation.
Just like snakes in a circle wondering how to get out.
I don’t want to panic.
I am frenzied and frustrated,
yet boxed in a body.
A balanced body of water, lying in wait.
Waiting for time to change
as long as transmission is a pact.
It’s a fact, but I’m scared, not wanting to act,
as time flows from a wide-open tap.
Too many spiders, too many breaths,
too many questions about what needs to be done
to go on without hitting a wall running,
just like a tap
that was opened a bit too wide.”

We like coming back home to the village! Some situations require unpretentious togetherness… The sound of a djembe, then another, set the rhythm. It grows stronger, faster, then the dancing starts! Then, we breathe a little, we sing with all our hearts, we clap, and the rhythm accelerates once more. 

In “Origines,” the audience is invited to organically experience music and dance.