VÉNUS ANATOMIQUE invites us to enter a Venus factory, where identical, kit-like, fragmented and mechanical bodies are assembled in a major surgical operation to create a single model of the ideal Venus. Inspired by popular culture, mythology and the different versions of Venus manufactured and transformed throughout our history, Sarah Baltzinger invites us to question our gaze in a choreography that deconstructs the female body. VÉNUS ANATOMIQUE is a study of the female body, the way it is viewed, its shackles and its staging.

VÉNUS ANATOMIQUE #official trailer from Sarah Baltzinger on Vimeo.

Credits:

Concept, artistic direction, creation and choreography: Sarah Baltzinger

Co-creation and assistant choreography: Isaiah Wilson

Co-creation and performance: Chiara Corbetta, Oceane Robin, Marie Levenez, Clara Lou Munié and Shynna Kalis

Musical composition: Guillaume Jullien

Dramaturgy: Amandine Truffy, Isaiah Wilson and Sarah Baltzinger

Documentary research: Alexandra Joly and Sarah Baltzinger

Assistant and coach: Brian CA

Set design: Manon Terranova

Lighting design and stage management: Thibault Dubourg

Sculptures: Manuela Benaim

Production and administration: Théo Berger

International distribution: Vicenç Mayans – Palosanto Project

Press relations: Godefroy Gordet

Graphic design and community management: Steez

Photo credits: Brian Ca and Steez

Videos and editing: Isaiah Wilson, Steez and Foqus

Intern: Ema Bertaud

Co-production: Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, L’Arsenal, Cité Musicale-Metz, Festival Faits D’Hiver, Paris, TROIS C-L, Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois

Support: La Compagnie La Baraka, La Chapelle Chorégraphique d’Annonay, Le Théâtre des Cordeliers, Annonay, Ministère de la Culture du Luxembourg, Centre National de la Danse de Lyon (CND), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, SPEDIDAM, ADAMI, Centre Culturel Opderschelmetz, Dudelange, Kultur LX, Luxembourg, DRAC Grand Est, Région Grand Est, Ville de Metz, Département de la Moselle, Fondation Indépendance