Soapéra   Mathilde Monnier

Discovering the work of Dominique Figarella has opened my eyes and awakened my curiosity for the visual arts. The relationship between dance and visual art as a stage backdrop is to be reversed.
It creates a theatre space that emerges from the visual art. The choreographic work derives from the artwork, shapes and changes it. (Mathilde Monnier)

Soapéra is a sensual and playful performance installation about the mutability of matter. Forms emerge, appear and disappear, the abstract follows the figurative, chaos order. Mathilde Monnier, one of France’s leading choreographers, understands dance as an interplay with other art forms. Since 1984, she has been developing pieces, performances and installations in cooperation with international artists. In Soapéra she collaborates with artist Dominique Figarella. In his assemblages and mixed media works he combines painting, objects, projections and reflections. Visual art becomes a performing element. Constant minimal movement and change yield a powerful, enigmatic form. Foam? Snow? Mist? A sculpture made of nothing that captures the space.

Concept: Mathilde Monnier & Dominique Figarella
Choreography: Mathilde Monnier
with Yoann Demichelis, Julien Gallée-Ferré, Thiago Granato, I-Fang Lin