Statut
Présentation
Rediscover the gaze that wins over the space.
The space, a palpable and dense material which e cross, which I cleave and whose eddies caresses my skin.
The space where I try to lead the spectator so he can share his sensations and tell me still of others, the pleasure of dance.
Michèle Noiret
Press
A chair and a dancer - a recurring motif in dance-theater. Not often; however, has it been used in so many variations, with so much penetrating strength and such aptness. Each figure in this fantastic play of form and movement is of a frightening precision. It is, from a dramatic point view, a genuine treat."
One is reminded of the paintings of Max Ernst and René Magritte: a birdman, black wearing a dark cutaway coat, his face hidden, wraps his coat around as if in a cloud, stretches out his arms and legs, curls up on a chair in the middle of the stage, tries hard to fly, keeps his balance. One witnesses dance movements of unbelievable precision, executed in a very small space, with a technique which nearly takes our breath away. During the festival at the 'Factory', one could discover through Michèle Noiret, a new type of multi-facetted dance theatre.”
My reverence…No derisive exaggeration, cynicism or irony here. In order to seize her audience, choreographer-dancer Michèle Noiret from Brussels, generously displays all the facets of her imagination and all the metamorphoses of her body. 'Alone, one cannot but come face to face with oneself one day, leave the comfort of one's habits, stretch out in space so to measure one's own strength and take one’s rightful place', write this surprising artist, who has steered clear of today’s fashions. In the centre of the stage, lit by two rays of light, finer than gossamer, Michèle Noiret grows increasingly 'luminous' during the thirty minutes of her rituel of joy ?
In the first part of her solo, wearing an enormous black coat, long black gloves, a black beret and clinging, in every sense of the word, to her chair like an insect, she portrays a fantastic hybrid creature. Perfectly-measured, slow-motion gestures, electro-acoustic music, and play of light produce great dramatic effect.
This dancer, strectching herself beyond the limit, fascinates without ever becoming 'demonstrative.' Emotions explode when finally, she moves away from her chair to throw herself into space with astonishing ardour and precision, before tumbling violently, spinning on her own axis, dashing into the void, her head, her hands and her legs now bare.
This solo, as detailed as a princess's solitaire, indeed was the Vertebra of 'Temps-Danse 91' that evening at the Châtillon Theater. The public, surprised to rediscover in contemporary dance, such joy in physical movement, applauded with all their hearts."
And, since it isn't forbidden to be swept off one's feet for something, true aficionados will savor Michèle Noiret, another one of those hot little Belgians, who with Vertèbre, shows us a dance which is evolutionary, and mastered dancing, reminiscent in its form, of the great women of German Expressionism."
Michèle Noiret, whose presence on the stage is phenomenal, possesses a remarkable radiance : every glance, each movement of the hand, however tiny, "comes accross."
Michèle Noiret's style is filled with imposing energetic brio and bears witness to an atheltic technique which allows her to reach a level of expression, nuance, finesse and sensitivity which is utterly astonishing. The lightest, most held-in gesture, carries weight and meaning and enchants through its extraordinary precision...It is simply splendid!"
Cast & credits
Choreography and interpretation Michèle Noiret
Original music Michèle Noiret, Youssef Yancy
Additional Music Peter Gabriel, Billie Holiday
Light design Xavier Lauwers
Costumes Colette Huchard, Michèle Noiret
Artistic collaboration Fabrizio Basano
Tour manager Geneviève Crémer
Administration Christophe Slagmuylder
Duration 26 minutes
Production Cie Michèle Noiret/Tandem asbl