Trois Souffles

Conception, chorégraphie// Laurence Pagès et Christina Towle
Interprétation // Julie Meyer-Heine, Leonardo Montecchia, Christina Towle
Création lumières// Françoise Michel
Création sonore// Hubert Michel

Support:
> Coproductions : Fondation Royaumont, CDC/La Briqueterie Biennale du Val de Marne
> with the support of the Association Beaumarchais-SACD, ADAMI
> artistic residencies at the CCN de Grenoble, the Ménagerie de Verre, Atelier de Paris Carolyn Carlson
> support for the research from the Centre National de la Danse, Fondation Royaumont and the Beaumarchais- SACD Foundation

Choreography for three dancers, TROIS SOUFFLES (THREE BREATHS) is an unprecedented exploration of the potential of breath as choreographic material. TROIS SOUFFLES finds it's source in the creation of breath scores from three major choreographic works : Hommage à la Argentina by K. Ohno (1977), Mammame by J.C. Gallotta (1985) et O.D.I.L by O. Duboc (2006). The dancers marry their breath to the respiratory signatures given by the score, including the sound and the vibration emanating from the dance, and creating a new dance uniquely from the breath line. An original and striking way of citing these choreographers, this project brings forth new questions: what is a respiratory movement, and can we re-dance it ?