Three performers hang in midair by thin ropes in a dark space lit from below; two of them cling to each other by hands and feet.

Dehors est blanc

Tumbleweed

In the great whole of a reality in action, nothing remains unchanged. Immobility is an appearance, a coup de force immediately swept away by the constant becoming of things.

For this new work in the form of an installation, the artist duo Tumbleweed offers a choreographic piece in suspension; an original way to continue their explorations on the loss of landmarks, and the notion of territory. Suspended above an overturned light, three dancers gradually unfold into the void, which has become palpable and undulating. They testify to the impermanence of things, and drift together in pursuit of an elsewhere, which continues to merge and fade away.

The title Dehors est blanc is a reference to the “white-out”, an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which the contrasts are nil and where everything seems enveloped in a uniform white glow. The observer can then discern neither the shadows nor the horizon, causing a loss of the sense of depth and orientation.

Credits

Concept & choreography
Angela Rabaglio, Micaël Florentz
Writing
Angela Rabaglio, Micaël Florentz, Sergi Parés
Interpretation
Angela Rabaglio, Micaël Florentz, Florencia Demestri/Thomas Vantuycom
Light and stage design
Arnaud Gerniers
Music
Anne Lepère
Costumes
Catherine Somers
Internship in dramaturgy
Martha Dewit
Outside eyes
Areti Chourdaki, Melissa Rondeau
Technical direction
Yorrick Detroy
Technical assistance & construction decor
Thomas Schellenberger
Design of the rigging structure
Noé Robert
Rigging on tour
Black Hand Crew – Raphaël Altenhoven
Production
Tumbleweed
Executive production
LaGeste
Distribution and communication
Quentin Legrand (Rue Branly)
Co-production
Mars – Mons Arts de la Scène, STUK, C-TAKT/Dommelhof, Les SUBS – Lyon, Les Brigittines, Charleroi danse – Centre chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, LaGeste, Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Les Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis
Residency partners
workspacebrussels, Les Brigittines, Espace Catastrophe – Centre International de création des Arts du Cirque, Mars – Mons arts de la scène, Théâtre des Doms, STUK kunstencentrum, C-TAKT/ Dommelhof, de Warande, laGeste, Les SUBS Lyon
With the support of
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Service Générale de la Création Artistique, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, the Flemish Community, La Chaufferie-Acte1, Grand Studio, le Réseau Grand Luxe 21/22, Flanders Tax Shelter bvba, the Tax-Shelter by the Belgian Government.
Thanks to
Hildegard De Vuyst, Louise Hanquet, Daniel Perez Hajdu, Fred Op de Beeck, Benjamin van Thiel, Dr. Vertical asbl, Yvon van Lancker, Marché de la Glacière, Lieve Dierckx, Mona Felah, Jeanne Colin

Images

  • Three performers hang in midair on thin ropes, each in a different orientation and posture.
    © Stanislav Dobák
  • Two performers hang in midair on thin ropes, facing downward as if flying above the floor, with counterweight bags visible behind them.
    © Stanislav Dobák
  • Three performers cling to one another in midair, forming a dense tangle where individual limbs and bodies are barely discernible.
    © Stanislav Dobák