The Body Symphonic — Charlie Khalil Prince

> Duo dance & sound | 30 min | The Netherlands

the body symphonic is a solo performance – concert that observes the body as a site of resistance, an engaged this body which journeys through rituals of excavation – revealing new and unbound mythologies and allowing for a limitless agency of self-representation and rootedness.

Created in response to the multiple political and geopolitical crises in Lebanon, this work is a meditation on the body’s place in the struggle against occupation, where looking back, looking in and forward become strategies of steadfastness
and liberation.

Choreography and interpretation: Charlie Khalil Prince Live music: Charlie Khalil Prince and Joss Turnbull With musical extracts and recordings by : Mouneer Saeed, Joss Turnbull, ‘Into The Silent Zone’ by Mustafa Said and an extract from ‘Sextant’ by Stellar Banger Dramaturgy: Erin Hill Lighting design: Joe Levasseur

 

MEGASTRUCTURE – Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson

> Duo | 30 min | France/Luxembourg

MEGASTRUCTURE is a jigsaw puzzle, a performative dance duo whose pieces are constantly being dismantled, researched, tested and reinvented. Co-creators and performers Sarah Baltzinger and Isaiah Wilson draw on their bodies, in constant cohabitation, to deconstruct the traditional format of theatre and dance. What does the audience expect from a performance? What does it take to create? With no music or other distractions, MEGASTRUCTURE is both an immersive experience and a captivating performance.

Concept, choreography and performance: Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson PARTNERS & SUPPORTS: TROIS C-L | Maison pour la danse, TIPPERARY INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL, FONDATION INDÉPENDANCE – BIL, L’Arsenal, Cité Musicale-Metz, Ministère de la Culture du Luxembourg, DRAC Grand Est, Ville de Metz, Département de la Moselle, RIDCC 2023, AEROWAVES 2024

 

Taranto Aleatorio – La Chachi

> Duo | 40 min | Spain

Two women eat sunflower seeds in a park, a doorway and a courtyard. They share a common space, a conversation, the intimacy of silence. The cante (singing) and baile (dancing) suddenly burst forth, transforming the mundane scene into a magic intimate spectacle.

A Taranto is a palo (form) of flamenco originally from the mining area of ​​Almería. It’s a primitive song, simple, dry, without guitar, which was born from the need to sing independently. In Taranto Aleatorio (Random Taranto), choreographer and dancer María del Mar Suárez/LaChachi and singer Lola Dolores embark on their personal take of this palo’s stark rawness. By taking a random approach, the dancer and singer embrace irreverent gestures and humour emerges.

Direction, creation and performance: María del Mar Suárez, La Chachi Vocals: Lola Dolorès Lighting: Azaël Ferrer Costumes: Eva Hurtado External eye: Jana Pacheco Graphic design: Carmen Moreno Production: Mai Mora International distribution: Luisa Hedo Soutian: Acción Cultural Española