Solo performances in dance are often a means for an artist to consider the body as a nexus of tensions ranging from symbolic to meaningful, and political to historical. Few better examples of this can be found than these two finely-tuned female solo shows.

As for Colette Sadler, she ventures into the realm of science fiction with her piece Learning from the Future: a fascinating performance exploring the disappearance of the human body.

Drawing from her career as a dancer, Leïla Ka presents Pode Ser (“could be” in Portuguese), which flirts freely with different choreographic genres.

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  Learning from the Future – Colette Sadler

  Chorégraphie Colette Sadler Performance Leah Marojevic Musique Brendan Dougherty Vidéo Mikko Gaestel Lumière Samuli Laine Costume Eyal Meistel Dramaturgie Assaf Hochman Production Feral
  Par Colette Sadler / Stammer Productions and Dance4 / Arts Council of England.
  Fondé par Creative Scotland.
  Avec le soutien de la résidence TanzHaus Zurich et la Bora-Bora Aarhus.

   

  Pode Ser – Leïla Ka

  Chorégraphie et interprétation Leïla Ka
  Création lumière Laurent Fallot
  Coproductions et soutiens IADU / La Villette Fondation de France 2017 – Paris Compagnie, Dyptik – St-Etienne, Espace Keraudy – Plougonvelin, Festival La becquée – Brest, Le Flow – CESU – Lille, Micadanses – Paris, Le théâtre – Scène nationale – St-Nazaire ; Théâtre Icare – St-Nazaire