Lenio Kaklea
Agrimi (Fauve)
Athens, Paris
Forests have always aroused controversy. While some people are committed to preserving those diverse ecosystems, others want to cut them down and exploit their resources, and still others write poems about them, tell legends and paint mystical pictures. However, the idea of the forest as something wild and uncontrolled seems to be long outdated. In today’s Europe, it is considered aplace of recreation and retreat. The forest exerts an ambivalent fascination on our bodies – in it we find peace, transformation and ecstasy, but also threat and death.
On a stylised stage with poles and video projections, Greek choreographer Lenio Kaklea explores the primal, elusive and everchanging nature of the forest. In «Agrimi (Fauve)», ideas of wilderness and conquest mingle with scenes of eroticism and play. Bodies and identities run wild and then recompose themselves, morph and metamorphose. The three dancers move with great virtuosity through the sparse stage space, which is atmospherically lit and comes to life to an intense soundtrack. Lenio Kaklea once again succeeds in finding a precise language of movement for a complex contemporary theme. (af)
Simple words
«Agrimi» means «wild» in Greek.
This is a dance piece with three dancers.
Sometimes they move like animals in a forest.
Sometimes they chase each other.
Sometimes they climb up into the air.
There is no story, but lots of atmosphere, music and lighting effects.
The audience is free to use their imagination.
Artistic direction and cast
| Choreografie & Regie | Lenio Kaklea |
|---|---|
| Mit | Lenio Kaklea, Georgios Kotsifakis, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou |
| Sounddesign & technische Leitung | Éric Yvelin |
| Bühne | Clio Boboti |
| Licht | Bruno Pocheron |
| Kostüme | |
| Olivier Mulin | |
| Video | Sophie Laly |
| Dramaturgie & | |
| Recherche | Lou Forster |
| Assistenz Kreation | Dimitris Mytilinaios |
| Assistenz Bühne | Filanthi Bougatsou |
| Pole Training | Mandy Fragiadaki |
| Administration | |
| & Produktionsleitung | Chloé Schmidt |
| Vertrieb | |
| Kumquat Performance | |
| Foto | Maria Toultsa |
Production
| Produktion | abd |
|---|---|
| Koproduktion | Kunstenfestivaldesarts Bruxelles, Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Serpentine London, CN D Pantin – Centre national de la danse, Festival d’Automne de Paris, Theater Spektakel Zürich, Pôle Sud – CDCN de Strasbourg, La Briqueterie – CDCN Val de Marne, ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival, danceWEB (Life Long Burning), Le Dancing – CDCN de Dijon |
| Premiere | |
| Mai 2023, Kunstenfestivaldesarts Bruxelles |
Süd
Dance. Virtuoso, atmospheric & intense
Duration
1 hrs.
Language
English
Surtitles
German
Age
14 years plus