Invisible Dances

The singular and collective bodies that inhabit and traverse a neighborhood are so many traces of the vitality and history of a shared space. The premise of this project is to consider their movements as invisible dances that one might attempt to perceive through various methods.

Choreographer Pierre-Benjamin Nantel and visual artist Marylise Navarro devise a field investigation here, aiming to produce a subjective and sensitive vision of the Croix d’Argent district. Daring to juxtapose different observations and realities, they create multiple mediums (screen prints, videos, sound podcasts, performative installations, publications) designed to document and transform this investigation into aesthetic objects.

This three-year adventure culminated in an exhibition, meetings, and performances at the Maison pour tous Albert Camus. On this occasion, and also during the weekly market, a screen-printed sensitive cartography was distributed to the residents.

Link to SoundCloud playlist : https://soundcloud.com/user-946865315-200878452

Field-based choreographic investigation

2017 - 2019 Quartier Croix d’Argent - Montpellier

CREDITS

Concept and production
Marylise Navarro & Pierre-Benjamin Nantel

Dramaturgical support
Alix Demorant

A territorial project supported and accompanied by Atelline, a platform for activating art and public space, and ICI-CCN Montpellier.