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Kiss & Cry
Kiss & Cry was devised in 2011. This indescribable stage production, the fruit of the joint imagination of Michèle Anne De Mey and Jaco Van Dormael, as well as an entire team of brilliant creatives, has been in a perennial state of grace ever since its first performance.
Although the basic concept concerns the whole of humanity – our memory of beings that have vanished from our territory – the innovative nature of this living show resides in its unique narrative form. Whether it’s a film projected simultaneously in the theatrical space and time through the live creation of a non-world, or simple hands that become dancing characters in the midst of miniature landscapes.
After over 300 performances across the world, over 180,000 spectators and in eight different languages, this ambitious show is the result of a team effort that challenges boundaries in all artistic disciplines in order to create a new, unique piece of work every day.
In collective creation with Grégory Grosjean, Thomas Gunzig, Julien Lambert, Sylvie Olivé, Nicolas Olivier
Choreography & NanoDanses : Michèle Anne De Mey, Gregory Grosjean
Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Text : Thomas Gunzig
Scenario : Thomas Gunzig, Jaco Van Dormael
Manipulations & interpretation : Bruno Olivier, Gabriella Iacono, Pierrot Garnier
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Astragales is a contemporary dance company led by Belgian choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey. First set up in 1989, Astragales has an international reputation although it is firmly rooted in its native Belgium. Michèle Anne De Mey works with a contemporary dance style interacting with other disciplines with the help of strong partnerships and long-standing friendships, as well as new encounters.
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Les Echos
“When the show starts, all you see is a group of technicians who, after a round, scatter around the set. Some with cameras, some with props, some in the control room. Small sets are set up and come to life under the magnifying eye of a lens: from stage to stage, a live film tells the story of Gisèle's life and loves. And the dance? That's where the Nano gets big. Michèle Anne De Mey, formerly a fellow dancer with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, then a choreographer based in Charleroi, has devised choreographies for fingers and hands.”
Le Figaro
“Choreographer Michèle Anne de Mey and director Jaco Van Dormael (M. Nobody, Toto le Héros...) take advantage of a free pass at Paris's Xe arrondissement to present their trilogy. Two pieces performed with the hands and a solo. It's a rule with them. Don't talk about work at breakfast, in bed or in the bathroom. As for the rest, they never stop talking about it. That's how the choreographer and director challenged themselves a few years ago: "Is there any way to make a feature-length film on the kitchen table?" A feature-length dance film, that is, since "nothing is more difficult in cinema than to show dance", they say.”
Les Inrocks
“[...] a little gem of cinema, finger choreography and do-it-yourself, where the aim is "to make the spectacular out of the very small".”
France Inter
“Kiss & Cry is an atypical show. Spectators witness the live creation of a feature film, whose main characters are dancing hands. The show pushes back the boundaries of all artistic disciplines to create a unique performance each evening.”
Le Monde
“Kiss & Cry, the most original stage show of the moment. (...) The back-and-forth between theater and cinema created by these modern-day Méliès, (...) the images, both dreamlike and funny, are superb.”
Télérama
“The Kiss & Cry collective's distinctive universe is one of slowness, dreaminess and distance from the world. There's also something gentle and melancholy about it.”
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| 02 MAR 2023 | Las Condes, Chili : Teatro Municipal de las condes | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 03 MAR 2023 | Las Condes, Chili : Teatro Municipal de las condes | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 04 MAR 2023 | Las Condes, Chili : Teatro Municipal de las condes | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 05 MAR 2023 | Las Condes, Chili : Teatro Municipal de las condes | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 28 DEC 2023 | Bruxelles, Belgique : Wolubilis - Village Culturel ASBL | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 29 DEC 2023 | Bruxelles, Belgique : Wolubilis - Village Culturel ASBL | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 30 DEC 2023 | Bruxelles, Belgique : Wolubilis - Village Culturel ASBL | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 31 DEC 2023 | Bruxelles, Belgique : Wolubilis - Village Culturel ASBL | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
