Mélissa Guex
© Martynas PlebysPerformance as part of Tanz im August
We all know that moment: when something exciting comes to an end, when euphoria crashes into emptiness. The new work of Mélissa Guex is a physical and emotional exploration of this state most people try to avoid at all costs. Created for an arena amid the audience, the piece is an invitation to collectively descend into our inner and outer abysses. In collaboration with drummer Clément Grin,“DOWN (full album)” reacts to the current state of despair: an explosive encounter between a dancing body and a drum kit, a performance to overcome our seemingly hopeless present.
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Concept, Direction, Performance Mélissa Guex in collaboration with the artistic team
Music & Performance Clément Grin
Assistance Direction & Dramaturgy Bast Hippocrate
Sound Design Charlotte Vuissoz
Scenography & Costume Design Lucie Meyer
Light Design Justine Bouillet
Artistic Consultant Julie Botet
Production Management & Distribution Amandine Bula
Administration Salve Production
Technical Director Vincent Scalbert
Management Valérie Niedereost, SALVE Production
Production: Cie Sumo. Co-production: Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Pavillon ADC Genève, Far Festival, RESO. Supported by: Ville de Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Loterie Romande, Fondation Ernst Göhner, Fondation Suisse des artistes interprètes. Funded in the frame of the programme (ac)compagnons of Pavillon ADC with support of Fondation Leenaards.
Tanz im August, presented by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, is a festival of contemporary dance in Berlin. Founded in 1989, it showcases contemporary dance performances, recognised companies, innovative choreographers and new aesthetics and formats from around the world. Tanz im August events are shown at locations throughout Berlin in collaboration with various venues. Along with international companies, the festival features recent work by Berlin artists, together with numerous German and world premieres. With a series of encounters and discursive formats, Tanz im August also invites its audience to take an active part in the festival and to meet its participating artists. The strengthening of forward-looking tendencies receives as much attention as large-format productions. Tanz im August displays a wide range of current developments in contemporary dance and places them within social and ecological concerns of our globalised world. Learn more
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Berlinische Galerie
Alte Jakobstraße 124–128
10969 Berlin - Registration
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