Whales was born from a fascination with whales songs. Choreographic research begins by listening to and studying recordings of humpback whales and bowhead whales. The body sees itself as a receiver and transmitter of these sound waves. Listening and ingesting these songs leaves a trace, a memory from which behavior and language emerge. Taking the form of a trio, this sound imagination serves the relationship and dialogue between bodies. Like a ritual, bodies meet through a process of spatial and rhythmic phasing; these three figures alternate tirelessly, searching for an ephemeral agreement. Whales is defined as an immersion where the invisible presence of these grandiloquent beings resonates through bodies and sound.
Choreography Rebecca Journo
Created in collaboration with Véronique Lemonnier, Chloé Zamboni et Lauren Lecrique
Performance Rebecca Journo, Véronique Lemonnier, Lauren Lecrique
Composer and sound ingeneer Mathieu Bonnafous
Light design Alice Panziera
Costume Coline Ploquin
Lighting director Jules Bourret
Production La Pieuvre
Coproduction Danse Dense - Les Petites Scènes Ouvertes, L’Échangeur - CDCN Hauts-de-France
With the support of de la Ville de Paris, DRAC Ile-de-France, Centre culturel Houdremont, Collectif 12, Maison Populaire de Montreuil, Réservoir Danse, CCN de Rennes, Emmetrop, Egomio, L’Échangeur CDCN Hauts-de-France, Théâtre Louis Aragon à Tremblay, L’Étoile du Nord