The heart of the piece Motifs takes the form of a duet in which the performers Marthe Krummenacher and Paul Girard are attached to one another.

Constantly connected, together they support a highly demanding score and choreography. The duo grows, expands, builds showing us another meaning that can be derived from the title: motif reminding us of motive, what ultimately causes the body to move, what pushes it into action, into movement.

Carried by the notes of the piano music floating in the air, bathed in a subtle interplay of light and shade, the bodies find their path to freedom through the interweaving choreography. This continuous dynamic requires the performers to be entirely focused on each other. Whilst the performance unfolds before our very eyes, it holds us captive. With this duet, the very embodiment of attachment, Motifs inevitably asks us to look at ourselves and our own connections to everything, that which brings us together and that which separates us.

At the intersection between the intimate and the universal, the fine, crisp, pure dance of Motifs leaves a lasting impression. Then the duet explodes and splits apart, allowing the performers to conclude by expressing their singularity, musicality and inventiveness.

Cast

Choreography
Pierre Pontvianne
Performance
Paul Girard, Marthe Krummenacher
Music
Benjamin Gibert
Photography
Léna Pinon Lang
Production
Emilie Tournaire, Compagnie PARC
Promotion Internationale
AnSó. Raybaut-Pèrès
Promotion France
Lara Thozet

Duration 50min

Coproduction

Opéra de Saint-Etienne
Centre Chorégraphique National de Mulhouse
Ballet de l'Opéra National du Rhin
Centre Chorégraphique National de Rillieux-la-Pape
Direction Yuval Pick
Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble
J.C. Gallotta CDC Le Pacifique / Grenoble

Residencies

Reprise 2022 studio at la Comédie de Saint-Étienne - CDN and Grütli (pavillon ADC) Original creation Studios 44 / Cie Gilles Jobin / Genève