Dalila Belaza

Drawing upon her previous creation Au cœur, the result of an encounter with the traditional Aveyron ensemble Lous Castelous, Dalila Belaza now puts together an eclectic microcosm, composed of heterogeneous choreographic individualities. Whilst the 'bourrée' dance step remains its anchor point, the aim is not to deconstruct a sequence of steps, but to come close to creating a common source that might irrigate the original dances of humanity. By mapping out a topography of our various contemporary presences, the choreographer makes the observation that in each community, the origin of danced identities is one of transcendence. She approaches the bringing together of cultural horizons through the principle of rhythm, a driving force located in the feet, pelvis, shoulders, or elsewhere depending on the particular culture, which is put to active, obsessive effect. In Rive, she summons a form of pre-trance communion, in which we dream of fusional ceremonies transporting us across intimate and utopian territories. In doing so, she reinvents, via the engagement of whole body, a universal story.