«Souffle» (2009)
fodac Company, stage and street performance
(Training program Company)
«And water gave birth to the wind
which blew on the embers,
which in turn set the earth alight…»
Tonia Schilling
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Taking the work done on the five elements as the methodology to work on movement and expression, «Souffle» was created as a result of the work on the element air carried out by a part of the dancers who took the course in 2008. Both a representation of individual breath and universal energy, the air, or breath, is often felt as a light, evasive and unpredictable element, expressing itself as a huge force that can prove to be devastating. Cadenced and unlimited, the breath is then a dynamic source of life…
The play was presented with «Beyond the Haze», «Offrande» and «Fogo», a four-volume work on the elements under «Sources…», same concept as in 2005.
Artistic direction: Tonia Schilling
Choreography: Tonia Schilling and the dancers
Dance: Rachelle Bolliger, Fatima Tanner, Camille Von der Weid, Estelle Vert-Pré, Florence Schreiner
Percussion: Viviane Flückiger
Photography: dansecréations
Duration: 10 min
Performance by: Espace Danse, 2009, Fribourg/Switzerland I Borromäum Kleinkunstbühne, 2009, Basel/Switzerland
With the support of : Loterie Romande, Lutz Architectes