Haptics : from the Ancient Greek ἅπτομαι
(haptomai) is the scientific study of touch, particularly in relation to
sensation, proprioception, and kinesthetic perception.'
A performative dance piece based on the multi-sensorial sharing of the intimate, El Silencio de las cosas presentes is
a reflection on haptic* sensations and pain. Marked by their personal
stories and memories, the bodies of the three performers – Sophie Levasseur, Marie Mougeolle and Eduardo Ruiz Vergara
– evolve to create a shift in perception and time. The exploration of
physical boundaries of the body is built as a polyphonic chant, both
disconcerting and familiar.
Set to the score of an immersive sonic landscape designed by Nathan Giroux and Gabriel Vignola, with Lee Anholt’s
unsettling lighting, this choreo-haptic piece in the
“Traces-Chorégraphes” series is a durational proposition on the edge of
dance, performance and theatre. El Silencio eschews
representational modes in favour of relational ones, placing perception
and imagination in a constant dialogue around the succession of bodily
states that form the strange palette of the piece.
Concept : Eduardo Ruiz Vergara
Creation-performance : Marie Mougeolle, Sophie Levasseur, Eduardo Ruiz Vergara
Sound design : Nathan Giroux, Gabriel Vignola
Dramaturgy and oustide eye : Ilya Krouglikov, John Henry Gerena
Light design and production management : Lee Anholt
Photo © Martin Benoit_Danse-Cité