BANDITS-MAGES receives artists John SANBORN, pioneer of video creation and Pascal LIÈVRE, painter, performer and videographer.
Become regular inhabitants of the Friche Antre-Peaux, they go one and the other, from April 19 to 22, take us in an original creation.
Pensées Aléatoires is a collage of variations and evolutions – singular gestures and simple thoughts – that describe a possible tomorrow. Rooted in the power of the individual and exhibited in a fleeting and metaphoric manner, we will discover how small the future will be.
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Every BIG picture is composed of smaller parts.
The future will express itself in the same way – through changes to each of us, and those we bring to the world.
Pensées Aléatoires is a collage of variations and evolutions – singular gestures and simple thoughts – that describe a possible tomorrow. Rooted in the power of the individual and exhibited in a fleeting and metaphoric manner, we will discover how small the future will be.
Short vignettes shift between moments of “thinking” and moments of demonstration. There is no narrative, but a clear sense of pressure and acceptance – that the future is coming, soon. And we will have to be strong to ensure that we build a better tomorrow.
The cast made off is an ensemble of dancers/performers and musicians, standing in for all of humanity, while representing the individual in the course of time. The work is structured as a dense mix of thoughtfulscenes and scenes of intense activity.
In the thoughtfulscenes, a figure is seen, and their inner thoughts a narrative voice – while a subtitle reflects a slightly different thought. These represent our ephemeral thoughts and wishes – gone almost as quickly as they occur.
During the activityscenes, members of the ensemble activate a metaphoric glimpse into the future. These are recorded in the studio, on the street, and in locations throughout Bourges. Here are some examples:
- A pile of clothes on the street erupts and dancers emerge from the pile, tossing the clothes everywhere.
- As if leading a demonstration, the ensemble, with instruments and megaphones, attempts to lead the public “to the future”, while reversing directions telling us that they are not sure in which direction the future lies.
- At the end of a long hallway, the ensemble is chanting a song about the future. The camera moves towards them as they get louder and louder, ending up almost in their mouths.
- Pre-recorded video of the dancers bodies is projected back onto their bodies, so that we cannot tell which is real and which is a memory.
- A dense group of hands (bodies and arms concealed by black cloth) clutches pictures of loved ones, and passes them from hand to hand.
Beneath the montage is a structure of topics, riffs on the future of what we now consider essential to living. This structure is never revealed, but allows Pensées Aléatoires to expand and contract in the mind of each viewer.
More Information contact Olivia EARLE : +33 (0)2 48 50 42 47