Production 2019
A human being – Her multiple selves – A digital creature
Myselves is an immersive and interactive choreographic performance which stages a dialog between a dancer and her multiple selves, embodied in an autonomous and unpredictable visual and aural creature, which emanates from her psyche as interpreted by optical and body sensors.
Pitch Deck – full dossier – artists bios – tech sheet – teaser – see photos down below
A contemplative, metaphysical artwork.
An inner journey.
In touch with the mystery of the breath of life.
Variable durations: 25-50 mn – all audiences – all spaces (theater, exhibition hall, etc.)
Jean-Marc Matos: co concept, choreography, artistic direction
Marianne Masson: co concept, co choreography, dance
Antoine Schmitt: co concept, interactive visual and aural creation www.antoineschmitt.com
Sound design: Antoine Schmitt & Jean-Marc Matos
Music: Robert Crouch, Ipek Gorgun, Nils Frahm, Franck Vigroux, Daniel Brandt, Hauschka, Klara Lewis & Simon Fisher Turner, Biosphere
Lights: Fabien Leprieult
Costumes: Benjamin Haegel
Collaboration on the technology: Stefano Piana (engineer)
Research Center Casa Paganini_InfoMus, Genoa, Italy, Dir. Antonio Camurri
Automatic analysis of movement qualities made with the EyesWeb platform
Laureate of the Bogliasco Foundation, Genoa, Italy/ New-York USA (Fellowship 2017) https://www.bfny.org/
Touring dates:
– June 21, 2025, Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of the European Cooperation project CSGO BEST (2024-2026)
– December 12, 2024, Kiasma Theater, Montpellier, France
– November 20 – December 6, 2024, Great Lake Region, Bujumbura (Burundi), Kigali (Rwanda), Bukavu, Goma (DRC), as part of the “Novembre Numérique” yearly event, with the support of the French Institute, Paris
– November 1st, 2024, Madar 39, Abu Dhabi, Uniead Arab Emirates, with the French Institute Paris (Novembre Numérique 2024)
– September 26, 2021, Imperio Festival, Palermo, Italy
– October 8, 2021, Festival of Grenade sur l’Adour
– January 16, 2020, Salle du Jeu du Mail, Pamiers (residency start-up January-September 2020)
– April 25, 2019, FIAV (Video International Festival), Theater of the French Institute, Casablanca, Morocco
– May 9, 2019, Theater Marcel Pagnol, Villeneuve-Tolosane
– March 22-23, 2019, premiere, Theater le Ring, Toulouse
Research Center InfoMus Casa Paganini, Genoa, Italy DIBRIS, University of Genoa, Italy
Bogliasco Foundation, Genoa, Italy – New-York, USA
Cultural Center Bellegarde, Toulouse, France
Theater the Ring, Toulouse
Theater Marcel Pagnol, Villeneuve-Tolosane
Studio La Vannerie-City of Toulouse
Cultural center Jean de Joigny, Joigny
Support:
City of Toulouse, France
Regional Council Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée ( Digital Cultures and Innovation)
General Council of the Haute-Garonne
Spedidam
European project WhoLoDancE www.wholodance.eu
photo credits: Fabien Leprieult