Under the Skin
Rhythm, pulsation, cocoons of light, architecture of body and nature – this is how the unique Lithuanian region, the Curonian Spit, and the fragility of its life are revealed in the film by French choreographer Mathilde Monfreux, video artist Trécy Afonso and dancers of Šeiko Dance Company. Here the synthesis of the dancing body and natural form turns their hidden connections into visible architectural shapes as if lifting the veil of Maya to reveal fragile interdependence between man and the world where each element undoubtedly affects the whole system. Subtle and organic approach of the French creators immerses the viewer in the poetic flow of nature and dance. This piece is another creation of the French-Lithuanian creative cooperation program KlaipėDAnse, which has been taking place since 2017.
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Team
Director's biography
Trécy Afonso, Mathilde Monfreux
TRECY AFONSO
Trécy Afonso lives and works in Marseille, France. Essentially develops an artistic practice around video and performance. Study human body language and attitude in everyday life. Uses his practice to portray certain areas of society, to explore and deflect human compliance and regulatory behavior. Experiment with the body / space / public relationship by trying to push back the limits of proximity and interaction with others.
MATHILDE MONFREUX
Mathilde Monfreux is a performer, dancer, choreographer. She develops an organic, contextual approach, made of slides, zooms or extractions between pieces for the theater and pieces IN SITU.
Her choreographic writing is instinctive, imprinted with her performative experience of contact-improvisation and butoh. Her acrobatic and poetic commitment to body and body to body brings her to collaborate with circus artists (Camille Boitel, Laurent Chanel), choreographers (Anja Hempel, Karim Sebbar, Didier Silhol, Anne-Catherine Nicoladzé, Pé Vermeesh), visual artists (Rémi Uchéda, Robin Decourcy, and in particular since 2008 with Elizabeth Saint-Jalmes) and the artist collective Ici-Even [Grenoble].
Filmography
Under the Skin / Po oda (2020, short dance film)
