In a single dance, Zoé Lakhnati brings forth a multitude of bodies. Inspired by Aby Warburg’s book *L’Atlas mnémosyne*, this solo brings together figures from art history, fictional characters and images drawn from popular culture. From one gesture to the next, a medieval knight gives way to a bodybuilder, then to a sequinned diva or a burlesque spy. By turns glorious, triumphant or entertaining, these characters take shape only to crumble. Costumes fall away, postures waver and tales of glory lose their lustre. Somewhere between humour and burlesque, the figures stumble, change their faces and fall apart before our very eyes.
Cast
Choreography and performance: Zoé Lakhnati
Music: Macarena Bielski López
Dramaturgy: Antoine Dupuy Larbre
Costume design: Constance Tabourga
Lighting design: Alice Panziera
Lighting operator: Alice Panziera or Dgiorgia Chaix
Choreographic assistant and external consultant: Philomène Jander
Production / Distribution: Anouk Dupont-Seignour
Featuring the voices of Céleste Brunnquell and Suzanne de Baecque
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Production: Studio Crash
Co-production: Charleroi Danse; Les Halles de Schaerbeek; La Halle Tropisme (as part of the IMMERSION programme); Compagnie MM; Ménagerie de Verre; AtelierSi (as part of the ‘Nouveau Grand Tour’ in Italy with the Institut Français); Réseau Danse Occitanie (under the production/creation grant scheme); La Maison danse CDCN Uzès Gard Occitanie. Residency as part of the ‘accueil-studio’ scheme, supported by the Ministry of Culture /
DRAC Occitanie.
Support from DRAC Occitanie (creation grant); BUDAkunstcentrum; La Briqueterie-CDCN du Val-de-Marne (residency on a loan basis); La Ménagerie de Verre (StudioLab scheme); De l’Impertinence – Artistic and Cultural Laboratory.
Acknowledgements: P.A.R.T.S–Génération XIII, Gaïa Debuchy, Dora Pentchev, Emilie Dezeuze, David Le Borgne
Zoé Lakhnati, an artist in residence at La Ménagerie de Verre (2024–2026), is the 2024 recipient of the Regional Fund for
Emerging Talents (FoRTE), funded by the Île-de-France region
