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AUTOURDUDOMAINE

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TIGHTWIREACTBYMARIONCOLLÉ/CollectifPorte27INSPIREDBYGUILLEVIC’SPOETRYBOOK«DUDOMAINE»

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AUTOURDUDOMAINE

AproposalbyMarionColléPerformanceMarionColléandChloéMouraSoundcreationAlexisAuffrayLightscenographySylvieMélisVideocréationandmanagementVéroniqueCayeChoregraphicsupportValérieLamielleStagemanagementNicolasJoubaudSoundmangementAlexisAuffrayorAdrienWernertWiththehelpofMarieLamarche,SuzanneSeböetVasilTasevskiRigginghighropeChiennoirAdministrationAnneDelépine ProductionPorte27

CoproductionsThéâtredelaMadeleineTroyes,LaBrèche-PôleNationaldesArtsduCirquedeBasse-NormandieCherbourg-Octeville

Creation supportMinistère de la Culture et de la Communication - Direction Générale de laCréationArtistiqueetDRACChampagne-Ardenne,ConseilDépartementaldelaMarne

Supports CircusNext - Dispositif européen coordonné par Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe etsoutenu par la Commission européenne, La Condition Publique - Manufacture culturelle deRoubaix,lesMigrateurs–Strasbourg.

ResidencesThéâtrede laMadeleine-Troyes,LaBrèche -PôleNationaldesArtsduCirquedeBasse-NormandieCherbourg-Octeville, laFermedeBelEbat-Guyancourt, leManègedeReimsscènenationale,Cirqueon-Prague,Humorologie–Courtrai

Special thanks to Lucie Albertini-Guillevic, Guy Alloucherie, Madeleine Bernard, Hervé Clément, Matthieu Gary, Fred Gérard, Frédéric Gibier, Mathieu Hibon, Yves Humblot, Jean-Charles Le Gac, Gaël Manipoud, Chiara Marchese, Sarka Marcikova, Anna Mortley, Florent Pasdelou, Pierre Renault, Milan Simacek, Pierre Staigre, Robert Strick, Marek Strizovsky, Pascualito, Lawrence Williams, l’ENACR et l’équipe du théâtre de la Madeleine.

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TOUR 2016-2017

9+10june2016:Migrateurs,Strasbourg(67)6+7july2016:festivalMirabilia,Savigliano,(Italie)

29september2016:ThéâtredelaMadeleine,Troyes

21+22october2016:festivalCirca,Auch(32)

15+16november:2016laComète,scènenationale,ChâlonsenChampagne(51)

17+18december2016:TeatrodellaTosse,Genova,Italie

26+27january2017:ThéâtreJeanVilar,Montpellier(34)

14+15february2017:festivalCirkopolis,Prague(RépubliqueTchèque)

8june2017:NouveauRelax,Chaumont(52)

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PRESENTATION

Aninvitationtowatchoverthehorizon,tocrosstheareaandtosearchforthelight.

Across thedomain isacircuspiece for tightwiresabout the feelingofbalanceandthewritingofapoeticspace.TheshowfreelyexploresthepoetrybookDudomainepublishedin1977bytheFrenchpoetGuillevic(EditionsGallimard).Thedomain is thewire.Wire is the thinnest space,moredirect than a stone’s throw,moreelasticthanafragmentedbody.Ithasafiercetexture,itscalpsthebodyandburnsthe skin.Wire does not belong to the past, nor the future, it is the verymoment, theinstant,andrevealsanymovement.Onthewire,everythingissearchingforbalance,andattheheartofthisperformanceisthedesiretosharethismovementwhichanimatesus,inseparablefromtheregardwehaveforpeopleandthings.Acrossthedomainisthegreateffortwemaketoreconnectphysicallytotheworld,evenif it is fragile,and tobeascloseaspossible to this fragility, tomakeourway throughwhatiscracked,precariousandincomplete.Itisalsoaquest,whichgoesonandon:thesearchforbalance,whichisnotanidealbutaprocess.Scenography

Thepremiseofthisperformanceisasfollows:thedomainexploredisthewire.Thisbiasentailsarelationshipwithtimeandasingulartreatmentofspace.Itisnotaquestionofillustratingthedomaindescribedbythepoetinhiscollection,butrathertranslating,physicallyandonstage,asensitiveconnectiontothispoetry.Thisisdonethroughthebodiesonthewire,butalsowiththeinputofvideoimagery,lightingandsound.

Concretely,thereisafrontalarrangementinwhichthespectatorsfaceaspacedelineatedbytwolinesoftension:anironwire(asteelcable)suspended50cmfromtheflooratthefrontofthestage,andablackrope,stretchingacrossataheightof2.4m.

Beneaththewirespaces,thestagesurfaceisreflective,thankstotheuseofamaterialwhichaddstothesenseofdepthbecauseitallowstheartiststoworksimultaneouslywiththeirbodyreflectionsandtheflashesoflight.

Inageneralway,thestagespaceissculptedbythelight.Thewiresandthebodieswhichevolveonthestageatfirstappearinweakpoolsoflight,thensurgeforwardfromthedarknesstoembracethelight.Byworkingonthepersistenceofvisionandcolor,theaimistomakevisiblewhatevervibratesinthisspace(thewireandthebodies),thentoaffirmallofthisandbuildtowardsadazzlingrevelation.

The relationship with imagery is treated subliminally on video, in an impressionisticstyle.Intheirowndistinctiveway,theprojectionsblendintothespacetogiveitdepthandhighlightthebodiesorrespondtothelight.Thus,surreptitiousimageryappearsontheblackbackgroundofthestagesetandsometimesonthebodiesthemselves,andthis

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contributestotheevocationofthepoeminmovement.Matterseemstoriseasiftothewater’ssurfaceoretchesitselfinthespace,recallingalsothenotionoftimepassing.

Everyeffort ismadetoproducevibrationswithinthebodyofthespectator,asthoughcarried by the wire, emotionally stirred and able to open up to his or her ownsensations.Byopeningadoortointimacy,somethinguniversalisbroached:thedesireofeachandeveryoneofustofind(rediscover)aphysicalrelationshiptotheworld,tothelimitsofourlimitations.

ItisinthissensethatAutourdudomaineisaninvitationtoeachspectator:aninvitationtoseize,inhisorherownterms,whatisreal.

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The sound universe

This is built around notions of silence and resonance and on the treatment of therecorded textswhich are diffusedduring the performance. The sounds of the domainparticipateintheadventureofthepoembygivingcluestothespectator,notablythanksto theuseofsoundsensorson thewires,whichallowus tohear thevibrationsof thewire,feelhesitations,andperceiveintakesofbreathandtheimpulsionsofthebodyonthestretchedlines.

Toenterintothepoeminaction,therearewords,butespeciallythesubstanceofwordsandthemusicofthebodieswhichadvanceinanallocatedspace,besetbythefragility

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and emotion linked to every progression. There is also the impalpable emotion thatcomes from the sound emerging from the silence,which is almost imperceptible as itpreparestobeborn.

The movement

The work onmovement is very important in this representation, because it is aboutfindingatechniqueofapproachingthewirethatisinlinewiththeartisticproposition.Thisimpliesmovingawayfromthetraditionalpostureassumedbythetightropewalker(crossedarms,eyesfixedtowardstheendofthewireandmovementsthatsimplycirclethewire)inordertoaccesstheapparatus-andthebodybalancedonthisapparatus–inadifferentway.

Thisapproachiscenteredonthearms,thepropertiesofeachshapeformedbythebody,the study of presence and efforts aimed towards achieving slowness; it concerns themovements on the wire and a frontal approach (head-on surges and unusualmanoeuvres).Thebodyinmovementisalwaysseizedinthepresentinstant(essentiallyonthewire,becausenomomentcanbetakenforgrantedandthereissomethingofjoy,somethingthrilling,ineverystep).

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POEMS–Dudomaine,Guillevic

TheearthInthedomain.Similarnevertheless-Almostthesame.Thesameexpectation?°OneshouldComedownandstayOnthiskindofearth.°Onemustrubagainstit,OnemustcrawlinthereLikeanannelid.°OnemustbecomeconfusedthereWiththewormsAndrootlets.°OnemustsleepthereInlengthofbodyInarticulate.°NoneedtoknowThatthedomainisabove.°OnemustbeginBygoingdownthere,TakeleaveFromthelight.°Whom,meanwhile,WillyouaskTotakecareOfthelight?°

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BIOGRAPHYGUILLEVIC

BorninCarnacin1907,the«BretonpoetofFrenchexpression»,ashedefinedhimself,published his first poetry book, Requiem, in 1938. The second collection, Terraqué,broughthimrenownin1942.Authorofsometwentybooks,hereceivedthepoetryprizeoftheFrenchAcademyin1976andthegrandnationalpoetryprizein1984.HediedinMarch1997.

ARTISTICTEAM

MarionCollé,tightwiredancer,authorFormerstudentofIsabelleBrissetandManoloDosSantos,MarionCollécompletedhercircustraininginCNAC(21thpromotion)andworkedwithseveralcompaniesincludingTréteaux du Coeur Volant, Circo Aereo, Collectif AOC, HVDZ/ Guy Alloucherie, LeThéâtredel’Entrouvert.In2008,sheco-wrotetheshowJustaPugnawiththecompanyMauvaisCotonandgot involved in theprojectsof thePorte27Collective. In2009,sheperformedintheend-of-yearshowUrbanrabbits,directedbyArpadSchilling.In2011,shecreatedBLUE,atightwiresolo,andthenISSUE01withMatthieuGary,VasilTasevskiandLawrenceWillliams.Beforehercircusstudies,shestudiedliteratureandobtainedaMaster’sdegreespecializinginGuillevic’spoetryandtherepresentationofthefigureoftheperformingacrobatinliterature.Shepublishespoetry,writesforcircuscompaniesandhaswonseveralpoetryprizes.ChloéMoura,tightwiredancerChloé Moura studied at several circus schools : the ENCC in Châtellerault, ThéâtresAcrobatiquesinMarseilleandtheAcadémieFratelliniinParis.Sheisatightropedancer,high-ceilingwalkerandspecialistofloss-of-balancetricks.In2012,shecreatedthecircuscompanyUndercloudswiththehigh-ropewalkerMathieuHibon.TheirshowLeFunambusisperformedallovertheworld.In2016sheco-created“Petiteshistoiresdansgrabité”, ahigh-ceilingwalk show.Shealsoworkswith the choregrapherAnneCollodand the Butterfly Effect Collective, while working alongside other circus artists onseveralprojects.AlexisAuffray,soundengineerAlexisAuffray-a.k.a.Papyron-isourall-roundhero.Herecordssoundswitha«hairy-mikey»andusesbigheadphones(tohearthesound live).Sometimes,herecordsthemoon.WewouldlovetohaveAlexis’biographybutwe'renotsurethatthisextremelycreativeyoungmanwillonedayanswersuchadown-to-earthrequest.Weknowthataftertechnicalschoolforaudio-visualmedias,heboughthimselfavan.Inbetweenthesetwoevents,hestudiedsounddesignatENSATT(Lyon)andworkedonArpadSchilling’sshowUrbanRabbits, the graduation showof the 21st class of CNAC in 2009.He oftenworkswith thePorte27Collective, andcanbeseenbehind themixer in showsby thetheatercompanyLesEndimanchés(ChangerlaVie,LeDieuBonheur…).Healsoco-createdtheshowLeVide/EssaidecirquewithFraganGehlker.

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VéroniqueCaye,theaterdirectorandfilmmakerVéroniqueCayeobtainedaMaster’sdegreeinFineArtsattheUniversityParisVIIIwithathesisexploringtherelationshipbetweenvisualartandperformanceart.Since2002,shehascreatedseveralmultimediaperformancesinFrance,Europe,MoroccoandJapan.Herresearchisontheadaptationofcontemporaryliteraturetotheatre.Between2003and2006,shewasartist inresidenceattheMainsd’oeuvresnearParis.From2004to2008,shewasassociateartistattheRedBrickWarehouseNumber1Yokohama(Japan).Between2009and2011sheworkedseveraltimesat“LaChartreusedeVilleneuveLezAvignon”todevelopmultimediaperformancessuchasSilenzioandGeniusLoci.She supervisedanannualworkshopat theCNACabout«videoon the stage»andhasbeen invited to several art schools to direct workshops. In 2012/2013, she won thegrant«InstitutFrançaisHorsmursinAlgeria»(FrenchMinistryofForeignaffairs).In 2011, she studied Cinema at «La Femis». She directed several videos and twoexperimentaldocumentariesinBurkinaFasso(2012)andAlgeria(2013).ValérieLamielle,dancerandchoregrapherAfter classical and contemporary training, she integrated the Contemporary Ballet ofMadridin1989andjoinedtheRhineOpera.ShereceivedtrainingfromOdileDuboc.In1993,shemetHervéDiasnas,andwentontotrainwithPMD(PresenceMobilityDance).ShenowteachesPMDinFrance,andalsoattheCircusSchoolofShemzi(Morocco), inGraz(Austria),Lima(Peru)andMilan(Italy).In1994,shefoundedhercompany:NuitetJour.Shehasoftencollaboratedwithcircusartists,namelyJörgMüller,LaraCastiglioniand Guillaume Bertrand. She has accompaniedMarion Collé since 2011. She has alsoworked as an interpreter for GuillaumeBertrand, and created solos for PhiaMénard,RémiLaroussini,RémiBalaguéandBabethGros.In2013,shecreated"Thewell",aduowithMarie Jolet. In2007, she created the choreography for "Interfaces", featuring JoeKrenckerasbassist.In2013,shewaschoreographerandperformerfor«Emergency2cie ». Alongside her creative work, her interpreting path has led her to enroll in theSchweizlasserCo.,Co.TheIllegalsandCo.«13thdock".SylvieMélis,visualartist,lightdesignerVisualartist.Lives inBrussels.Works inBelgiumandFrance.After studyingat l’Ecolesupérieured’ArtdeMarseille/LuminyetInstitutd’ÉtudesThéâtralesSorbonneNouvelle,SylvieMélishasworkedformanyyearsasalightdesignerintheatersforcontemporarydancewithartistssuchasYves-NoelGenod,MaudLePladec,FannydeChaillé,HermanDiephuis,KistouDubois,ErikaZuenelli,OlivierNormand,DominiqueWittorski, JeanneCandel,andThomasQuillardet.Shecreatesinstallations/performancesusingvideoandlightandsherecentlydevelopedTheScratchMethodTryoutatLaRaffinerie–CharleroiDanse,whilecontinuingherworkindrawingandpainting.Sheteachescolorandlightdesigninthetheaterasalectureratl’Institutd’ÉtudesThéâtrales,Paris3Sorbonne.InBrussels, she recently createdthe laboratory « Le Scrach de la Méthode », a space ofreflectionandexperimentationswithlightandcolor.

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COLLECTIFPORTE27

Createdin2008,Porte27isanassociationbasedinChampagne-Ardennes,whichbringstogether young circus artists with the common desire to placemeetings – the act ofcomingtogether-attheheartofeveryartisticpropositionandtoaskthequestion:Whatis being shared and how? Above all, through interpersonal contact, it is a matter ofquestioning the artistic act and looking for how to create performances which arepersonal and engaged. The work of the collective hinges on three axes of solidarity:meetings,researchlaboratoriesandthecreationofperformances.

Theteamiscomposedof: thetrioofcircusartists,MarionCollé(tightropewalkerandauthor),MatthieuGary(acrobat)andVasilTasevski(acrobat/illusionist/photographer);composerandmusicianLawrenceWilliams;andaboutfifteenotherartistscomingfromacircusbackgroundbutalsofromotherdomains includingthetheatre,videoartsandmusic.VirgineFerrèrehasbeenpresidentoftheassociationsinceMarch2011.InMay2015,OlivierFauquemberguebecamesecretary.AnneDelépine,administrator,hasbeenamemberoftheteamsince2011.

Allsharethedesiretocreate,withoutseparatingtheartisticgesturefromtheengagedandhumanact that it implies. In effect, the coreprojectofPorte27 is to enable eachindividualtodevelopa languageforhim/herselfandtoechothiswithinthecollective.To search for unison is not an idealistic fantasy but a real construction, based onmeetingswhichareeachtimeuniqueandshared.

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CONDITIONSOFDIFFUSION

Publicperformance:forallagesfrom8yearsoldandabove(from10yearsoldforschoolchildren).

Durationofperformance:45minutes+6minutesfortheprojectionofthefilm“Enquête”.

Audiencecapacity:300to500.

Touringteam:6people,including2interpretersand4technicians.

Transport:Alorry(kilometricexpenses)departingfromSarry(carryingtheset+1interpreter);andrailtravelin2ndclasswithSNCFfromParis(1),Beaune(1),Nantes(1),BrusselsorLyon(1)andRennes(1).

Reimbursementofexpenses:For6peoplebasedontheSyndeacconventionineffect.

CONTACTS

Artistic/diffusionMarionCollé/0663645814/marion.porte27@gmail.com

StagemanagementNicolasJoubaud/0760406896/nicojoub@gmail.com

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