Summoning a chorus of vilaines (« Invoquer un choeur de vilaines »)

Marion Zurbach CH FR
  • 21h
  • 20h
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  • Duration 50'
  • From age 12
  • Premiere in French-speaking switzerland
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Les Marchandises
Rue des Marchandises 5
Nyon

  • Accessible to people with reduced mobility
  • English speaker friendly
  • Accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired
Sat 9.08: Relax performance.
Smoke effects will be used in the performance.

From the hyper-performativity of classical ballet to the constraints of illness, Marion Zurbach maps out a physical, aesthetic and political metamorphosis in this solo work. Living with a chronic joint condition, the choreographer draws from her own body and personal history to question normative ideals. In the eyes of convention, she now aligns with anti-heroic representations, like the “villain” of the romantic ballet, whose figure she summons. Broadening the scope beyond the human, she identifies with so-called “pests” or “invasive species”. Inspired by these marginalised beings, she seeks out poetics of impure, fantastical figures. The performance traces the journey toward activating these real or imagined presences: suspended movements on high alert; creatures lurking in a not-yet-fulfilled future to become a nuisance, to sabotage, to corrupt and to take pleasure in the fight. Transformation is an endless process, offered up by the flux of identity.

Description in FALC 

  • Close-up of Marion Zurbach’s back while she is dancing. Her arms are stretched backward across her back, creating a twist. The photo is dark and intriguing.
    ©Louison M. Vendassi
  • Marion Zurbach is dressed in black, in a dark room. Her legs are bare. She is doing the splits. She is wearing a black wig. It gives the impression of a strange animal shape.
    ©Louison M. Vendassi

writing, performance Marion Zurbach sound design Zooey Agro costumes Silvia Romanelli lighting design Nils Doucet dramaturgical support Arthur Eskenazi outside eye Johanna Hilari artistic assistant Vittorio Bertolli production Maxine Devaud / oh la la – performing arts production, administration Raphaël Soleilhavoup acknowledgements Muriel Bourdeau, Pune Allain Bonsergent coproductions Dampfzentrale Bern, Ballet National de Marseille, Festival Parallèle, KLAP Maison pour la Danse – Marseille, Centre culturel suisse – Paris residencies & partnerships CND Centre national de la danse – Pantin, Tanzhaus Zürich, SOMA Marseille, Marseille Objectif Danse support Kultur Stadt Bern, SWISSLOS/Kultur Kanton Bern, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Burgergemeinde Bern, Migros Engagement

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