“If I nationed myself / in the shadow / of a colossal wave / If only to hold on / by opening— / by Kingdom come”. This phrase from the Ocean Vuong poem Waterline functions as a mantra for the new creation from Clara Furey. The Canadian artist specialises in existential dance experiments that explore various states of being. Through physical research into water, the choreographer brings the immensity of an inner sea to the stage floor. With UNARMOURED, Furey reunites and reconciles what has previously been separate, the performance emerging from a fluid, carnal chaos whose crashing waves suggest infinity as a transformative emotion. The dancers appear as unsettling sculptures, undertaking an artistic exploration that awakens compelling desires. With a soft-core approach, always in between, always edging, they claim the right to eroticism on their terms. In a garden of resonance, bodies vibrate to rhythmic waves of light and sound, an immersive sound composition created by musician Tomas Furey. Membranes stretch and boundaries blur. Bodies no longer need to be seen for their contours but for the energy that overflows them. They release an erotic power that runs through us and propels us with force, leaving us fundamentally curious and tantalised.
Conception et direction artistique : Clara Furey | Chorégraphie : Clara Furey | En collaboration avec les performeur·euses | Performeur·euses : Justin De Luna, Clara Furey, Be Heintzman Hope, Brian Mendez | Composition musicale et spatialisation: Tomas Furey | Témoin artistique: Bettina Blanc Penther, Aïsha Sasha John | Répétiteur·rices : Lucie Vigneault, Simon Portigal | Conception costumes: Be Heintzman Hope | Conception lumière : Paul Chambers | Assistante à la conception lumière : Jordana Natale | Direction technique : Jenny Huot, Darah Miah | Diffusion : A Propic – Line Rousseau, Marion Gauvent, Lara van Lookeren
Production : Bent Hollow Cie | Production déléguée : Parbleux | Coproduction : Charleroi-danse, Atelier de Paris – CDCN, Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans- Direction Maud Le Pladec, Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara Trento, Festival TransAmériques | Partenaires et soutiens à la création : Parbleux, Clara Furey est artiste associée de l’Usine C pour la période 2021-2024
Développé en collaboration avec le Fonds National de Création du Centre National des Arts du Canada
La création de cette œuvre est rendue possible grâce à l’appui financier du : Conseil des arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts de Montréal
Performances à Bruxelles avec le soutien la Délégation générale du Québec à Bruxelles
23.05 Aftertalk à la suite de la représentation