The subject of this creation is based on sensuous,
childlike, innocent, playful, rough, and passionate sex and eroticism, there
are in fact explicit sexual references and you can notice it when the dancers
simulate a sex scene on a fabric. Using Erik Satie’s piece the choreography is
based on intimate and sensual duets performed with extreme precision and
clarity of movement and the eleven dancers take turns playing on a piano
onstage. At the beginning the dancers were covered with a fabric draped as if
they were sculptures, they are slowly dropping the fabric and the piece comes
to life. Accompanied by the sweet music the audience feel part of the scene. Marie
Chouinard recreates, through the choreography, a series of stituations where
even the viewer feel involved. For example when a couple naive naked emerges
from the blue fabric and then disappears in a cave at the back of the stage or
when a strong and mighty man driving a lithe woman eh point in an erotic dance.
The performance ends with a scene which is very nice and I
would say even unexpected. When people are just about to leave the theater the performance continues. The curtains rises and the dancers continue their performance. But they don't really dance a lot, they animate the audience more and even go into the audience! They are funny and involving the audience in the performance. In my opinion the choreographer
was able to describe in a clear and simple way that the concept was sensuality and sex, subjects that people still find hard to discus nowadays. A difficult subject to
deal with, but executed through art, in a very deep and intense mood.
Reviewed by: Chiara Ferraglia
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