We, 28.2.2024
17:30—18:40 Public
Tanzhaus Zürich, Bühne 2
Géraldine Chollet / Cie Rahu LaMo
OUVERTURE – piece for dancers and walking audience
19:30—20:30 Public
ZHdK, Theater der Künste, Bühne A
Maud Blandel / ILKA
L’œil nu
19:30—20:50 Public
Gessnerallee Zürich, Halle Ost
Jeremy Nedd & Impilo Mapantsula
How a falling star lit up the purple sky
21:00—22:30 Encounters
Festival Centre (Stall 6)
Swiss Dance Days 2024
Opening Ceremony
22:30—23:15 Public
Gessnerallee Zürich, Halle West
Élie Autin / Cie Les Bacchantes
Présage
«Présage» by Élie Autin / Cie Les Bacchantes creates a contemporary myth in which racism, discrimination and fetishization of certain bodies are illuminated. The source of inspiration is provided by the mythological figures of the bacchantes (female followers of Bacchus, the god of wine and inebriation) and the furies (goddesses of the underworld). Referring to these mythological figures, stories and images, Élie Autin demonstrates how parts of the western world perceive her. Sacrificial rituals of the bacchantes in which their victims are torn apart are performed with relish and humour. «Présage» unfolds as a fairy-tale for adults, showing the path of a fallen chimera and the brutality and wounds caused by (everyday) racism which Élie experiences in the West (as do many other non-White persons). On stage, she creates a visionary place, a precursor of a new world – yet to come – in which we can (or could) all live together.
Biografie
Élie Autin completed a bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance at the Manufacture – Haute école des arts de la scène in Lausanne. Dancer/Performer and model, she will present «Présage» and her second dance aplo «Antichambre» in the upcoming months. She works with various artists, including Tamara Alegre, caner teker, Marvin M’toumo, Natasza Gerlach, Juliette Uzor, Ioannis Mandafounis collective Ouinch Ouinch, and others. Élie recently received the «Prix de la relève» from the Culture Foundation of the Canton Vaud.
Credits
Choreography & dance Élie Autin
Dramaturgy Clara Delorme
Assistant Collin Cabanis/Dylan Huido
Musical creation Aisha Devi
Lightning design, technical direction Sel Dir Melaizi
Costumes Planeta
Props Kim Coussé
Scenography Caroline Schattling Villeval based on a work by Shehrazad Dermé
Production Association Les Bacchantes
Coproduktion Arsenic - Centre d'art scénique contemporain Lausanne, Association Ars Longa Genf
Executive production Association Ars Longa
Support Leenaards-Stiftung, Stadt Lausanne
Venue
Gessnerallee Zürich, Halle West
Gessnerallee 8, 8001 Zürich
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