Compagnie AΦE / Esteban Fourmi et Aoi Nakamura / CANCELLED

Welcome to the dance-theatre of the future imagined by Esteban Fourmi and Aoi Nakamura. An immersion in the meanderings of our consciousness, a dialogue between art and virtual reality.

Esteban Fourmi crossed paths with Aoi Nakamura in 2013. Together they founded the A0E company that looks to rethink the format of representation, bringing the virtual world into the creation. For WHIST, the tandem invites each spectator to wear a virtual reality helmet to live a waking dream in close proximity with the states of mind and body of the three characters. At the heart of a film that has an abandoned house as a backdrop, the “visitor”, guided by his/her subconscious, moves about and influences the course of the story that is unfolding in front of him/her. Depending on his/her movements, seventy-six different perspectives open to view! Taking inspiration from Sigmund Freud’s work, Esteban Fourmi and Aoi Nakamura then propose to each spectator an analysis of his/her experience. PHILIPPE NOISETTE