Collectif ÈS About Lambada

The collective ÈS proposes a physical study of the hit song La Lambada whose huge popularity marks a symbolic milestone as the fall of the Berlin wall and the triumph of the neoliberal model paved the way for globalization. As it travels the world, the song plagiarizes an old Bolivian song and conveys numerous cliches. Its universal appeal stems from a musical and advertising streamlining that proved to be very enduring. It is this process and its implications that the three choreographers and performers of the collective focus on, building on long-time work on the trio format, here doubled to accommodate the issues of a group piece:  how to show several individuals living together within a group and several groups in the same space? Each of the two trios follows their own rules. One is tasked with keeping up the rhythms of the musical theme while the other reacts to the perception of bodies coming together, huddling and swaying. Can their visions cross-fertilize into other ways of growing together and gathering in the same space? About Lambada combines two areas of focus that have driven the collective since their formation in 2011 by Sidonie Duret, Jérémy Martinez and Émilie Szikora: the question of the collective and that of the transmission of popular references. As it seeks to connect bodies like a song can, the piece expresses the need to approach the theater as a popular, unifying and utopian venue. 
 

Vincent Théval

À l’image des événements historiques qu’il met sur le devant de la scène, About Lambada se place sous le signe de la joie et de la fête. Faut-il y voir une forme de nostalgie chez ce trio d’enfants des années 1990 ? À l’heure où l’extrême droite gagne de plus en plus de terrain, dans un monde en proie au dérèglement climatique et aux guerres, cet entrain et cette force fédératrice apparaissent comme une forme de répit. Ces réminiscences de l’espoir des années 1990 pourraient-elles alors réveiller celui qui sommeille encore en nous ? Belinda Mathieu, sceneweb

Le Collectif ÈS s’empare de la Lambada, tube planétaire de 1989, pour mieux nous réunir. Une célébration de la force du collectif. Delphine Baffour, La Terrasse

Un formidable spectacle qui se termine joyeusement. Sans oublier la magnifique interprétation des six danseurs. Sophie Lesort, dansercanalhistorique

The show is sold out or you have a ticket but can’t attend? With our ticket exchange platform, buy and sell your tickets securely.