SPECIAL FEATURE DANCE

ENSEMBLE /K/INÊTIKOS’

Ensemble/K/ Dance is one of the most moving and ever-changing disciplines. It dares to break its own foundations without ever losing its original essence. Ensemble/K/ creates unaltered shows where the body moves and wanders, building bridges between visual art, writing, and new technology to promote interdisciplinary exploration and innovation. Beyond the artistic direction, Ensemble/K/ aims to support an array of artists and exhibitions in their administration and production. Ensemble/K/ facilitates and provides public access to many kinds of art. The company organizes classes & workshops, performances, festivals, and more to develop more conversations between artists and the public.

Léa Bridarolli / Associate Artistic Director Eneas Vaca Bualo / Associate Artistic Director

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ENSEMBLE /K/INÊTIKOS’

RECIPROCALS

RECIPROCALS is a collaboration between Ensemble/K/, Bernard Bousquet, and the fashion brand TOKEN. The collaboration came to life following several performances and spontaneous encounters at Le Générateur, a performing arts space in Gentilly, France.

R E C I P R O C A L S

Emptiness as a starting point. Bodies attract the attention. They are surrounded by abstract paintings which invite the spectator to get caught in shapes and reliefs, by sounds bringing mobility or immobility. Little by little, interactions start to appear. The conversation takes shape surrounded by music and movement, technique and skills. A product of different arts unveiled itself, a living painting both unique and generous creating reciprocity. Each being, each element, each thing is where it is supposed to be, right here, right now. To exist and be, not pretend. The intention is authentic, the words superficial. Light enhances the evident. It is a trip through sensations and colors, during which skilled and dynamic bodies bring us to this improbable world. A journey created for the present, experienced during a unique and unparalleled moment. As dancers and creators, we created RECIPROCALS to challenge ourselves with the unknown, and create an authentic and spontaneous art coherent with the theme of reciprocity. Each art form feeds itself and is fed by the other. We are looking for the simple and the complex, the absurd and the concrete, the chaotic and the calm. The artistic gesture: ephemeral and permanent. Through improvisation, we look for balance and accuracy in our artistic proposition, the clarity of the movement, the pure move. Searching, discovering, understanding ourselves.

Notes from Bernard Bousquet Reciprocal or reciprocity are terms which immediately convey the notion of relation and exchange. Instantly, RECIPROCAL is perceived as positive, holding value and meaning. This is also the idea that we all share the same and unique role.

Bernard Bousquet, 2017

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Artists:

Léa Bridarolli / Dancer, Project Manager Eneas Vaca Bualo / Dancer, Project Manager Sijia Chen / Dancer Eléonore Dugué / Dancer Pavel Danko / Dancer Pauline Colemard / Dancer Simone Giancola / Dancer DJ Reïne / Composer, DJ Hernan Crosina / Composer, Live Musician Bernard Bousquet / Visual Artist, Stage Design TOKEN Monde / Costumes Christian Crosina / Stage Direction, Manager Elizabeth Saint Jalmes / Installation L’abri trou