Energeia: When Drawings Dance
MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE
Artistic Direction & Drawings :
Natalia STEPANOVA
Choreography :
Sylvie PAGENAUD
Costumes Design:
Marie-Claire Bevar
Composer:
Manuel WANDJI
Danse Performers:
Joseph SANOU
Dominique REY
Energeia" project I 2014-2015 I A magic connexion between drawing and dancing body
A Multimedia Performance
The "Energeia" project is a multimedia spectacle that combines three artistic forms: drawing, video, and dance (inspired by African, modern jazz, and urban dance).
At the Origin of the Work
Inspired by characters from diverse cultures and beliefs in a state of trance, a series of large charcoal canvases (2m*1.5m) shape the scenic space and are an integral part of the scenario, giving birth to the main characters.
An International Creation
Resulting from a collaboration between French and Swiss artists, the performance draws its inspiration from traditional African dance forms and European and Japanese subcultures (cyber-goths, steam punks, ethnofuturism). Energeia shows the fundamental link that unites these movements and explores the magical and energetic relationship between drawing and the dancing body.
