Biography

Collectif A/R

Since 2012, Paul Changarnier, Thomas Demay and Julia Moncla have been imagining shows and performances that bring multiple spaces back into play. On stage, in the public space or in situ, the desire to combine live music and contemporary dance is at the heart of their creative process. The relationship with the audience, its immersion and sensory experience are the impetus for inventing and pursuing new works.

Within the A/R collective, music and dance enter into dialogue and interact with porosity. Music impacts bodies; live drums, electronic musical loops, voices and the soundscape of indoor and outdoor spaces have direct repercussions on choreographic intentions. Sound inhabits and vibrates bodies in movement. It reveals intentions, relationships and a certain dramaturgy. The body as an instrument, a vector of meaning and rhythm.

A stage, a street, a multi-purpose hall, a public square, a hall, a classroom... When a creative project begins, the artists take the time to observe and confront the space. The choice of space is one of the essential starting points for writing, composing and choreographing - a veritable tool and material for creation. Through the architecture and historical and social context of a space, a dialogue is established with the musical and dance proposals. These materials can be created in advance or inspired by the site itself. They are inscribed, cohabit and resonate with details, flows or unforeseen events. Listening to and showing different points of view and perspectives to bring out relationships between the bodies of the performers and the bodies of the spectators. What choices do we need to make in order to create?

Today, the Collectif A/R lists six creations and three performances, real engines for dreaming, they aim to bring together places, teams and audiences. The place of the spectator is a key issue: what kind of privileged relationship should be forged in order to share a new experience? Different contexts, points of view, addresses and invitations have been explored to question their displacement, decision-making and movement. Future reflections and research will focus on the place of the public immersed in sensory installations. Seeing, listening, smelling, tasting. Inviting them to immerse themselves in singular devices to experience and share new vibrations within and between bodies.

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