Inspired by a phrase from The Poetics of Space by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, “Man is a half-open being”, Anna Massoni proposes in her first solo, Notte, to half-open a door into her personal world. Examining the idea of porosity between the body’s interior and exterior, movement and voice are overlaid constantly, depicting a body caught up in this activity. In this piece, which she describes as a “choreography of detail”, Anna Massoni interlinks gestures, actions and hums in a relationship of dissociation and tension in order to create distances, gaps and appearances.
Notte is programmed as part of the Plateforme 2023.
2019 / creation for one performer
Casting
Conception, choreography, performance: Anna Massoni
Playwriting: Vincent Weber Light design and stage design: Angela Massoni
Outside look: Simone Truong Singing assistant: Jean-Baptiste Veyret-Logerias
Research partner: Cynthia Lefebvre
Production & administration: Marc Pérennès
Production: Association 33e parallèle
Coproduction: La Manufacture-CDCN Nouvelle Aquitaine Bordeaux, la Rochelle, CDCN Les Hivernales Avignon, le Dancing-CDCN Bourgogne Franche Comté Supports for residencies CND Pantin (résidence d’expérimentation), PACT Zollverein, la Ménagerie de Verre
Length: 50 min
Photo ©️ Angela Massoni