Compagnie AΦE / Esteban Fourmi et Aoi Nakamura / SHOW POSTPONED

PREMIERE IN FRANCE

Welcome to the dance-theatre imagined by Esteban Fourmi and Aoi Nakamura. With WHIST, virtual reality increases movement. Each spectator follows in the footsteps of a family and becomes a privileged witness. Troubling.

Esteban Fourmi trained at the Conservatoire régional of Angers then joined the Jasmin Vardimon Company in London. Aoi Nakamura danced a lot in Germany and in the United Kingdom before crossing paths with Esteban with whom she founded AO| E in 2013. The tandem looks to rethink the representation format by allowing the virtual to enter in creation, and WHIST is a formidable calling card. Using the life of a fictional family, taking inspiration from Sigmund Freud’s work, AO| E enables the spectator to enter in an augmented reality. Three characters and 76 different perspectives are put on offer. With a virtual reality helmet and headphones, the “visitor” seems to live in a waking dream, as close as possible to the qualms and bodily states of WHIST’s characters. “The spectator becomes his/her own choreographer and stage director. His/her decisions influence the course of the performance”, resume the creators. A delve into the meanders of our consciousness with a dialogue between technology and art. Philippe Noisette