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Duration
Est. 50 min
Age
From 6 y/o
Setting off in search of a mysterious creature, our two protagonists travel a road strewn with pitfalls and surprises. The Fish Who Lived in the Trees … is an epic in which animals and humans harmonise their language and dance with one another.
The choreographer Sylvain Riéjou and draughtsman Hervé Walbecq sketch out a world together in which our senses become the arbiters of our decisions. In this zany universe where humans and animals become mistaken for one another, the non-verbal slowly gains ground over our words, and sensory stimuli slowly rise above our sense of reason. Like an animal, bodies in movement become a language, and dance becomes a means of communication. Drawings of animal silhouettes appear with which the performers play and interact. From a forested landscape to a beach of hot sand, their epic takes us from a smell to a sound, immersing us in sensory contemplation. There are no technical displays, just a white space as a surface onto which we project our imaginations, with poetic freedom as the guest of honour.
Dates
Distribution / Mentions de production
Production Association Cliché
Coproduction Le Triangle, cité de la danse de Rennes, Les rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis, Pôle-Sud, CDCN de Strasbourg, L’Échangeur – CDCN des Hauts-de-France, Théâtre d’Angoulême – Scène nationale, Centre culturel André Malraux – Scène Nationale de Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, Théâtre Louis Aragon à Tremblay en France, Initiatives d’Artistes / La Villette – Paris, Réseau Escale Danse
Partners and residencies Lillico / Festival Marmaille (Rennes), Le Pavillon (Romainville), Les Quinconces – L’Espal, Scène Nationale du Mans ; Le Gymnase, CDCN de Roubaix
The Cliché association is subsidised by the Ministère de la Culture / DRAC des Pays de la Loire.
Associate artist residency at the Triangle – Cité de la Danse de Rennes (2020-2023) and at the Pavillon de Romainville in partnership with the Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine- Saint-Denis and with the support of the DRAC Île-de-France (22-23). The association is currently in residence as an associate artist at Pôle Sud, CDCN de Strasbourg and at the Theatre Louis Aragon, as part of the “Territoire(s) de la danse” programme.
Practical information
Access
Grande Halle
Metro
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin station
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de Pantin station
Bus
Bus 75, 151 - Porte de Pantin stop
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
Accessibility
- This venue is accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM). Please contact 01 40 03 75 75
Useful information
- Several dining options available in the park before or after the show, discover them HERE
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