In a metronomic and hypnotic sway, a woman emerges from the shadows, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Moved by a smooth, measured dance of the arms, she radiates a cold, mechanical sensuality. Yet as she advances, her gestures unfurl into sweeping, spiraled impulses, transforming her from one woman into another, from one role into the next. Breath and organic presence seep into the rigid loop, slowly giving way to a state of enchantment.

Choreography and performance Shantala Pèpe
Sound design Thomas Turine
Lighting design Hugues Girard
Costume Stéphane Jossart et Shantala Pèpe

Production Shantala Pèpe / MANA
Support by Espace Senghor, Mossoux-Bonté Company

Photos©Katarina Baranyai

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