From the Greek φαινόμενον, phainomenon: “What we observe or note through experience and which is capable of being repeated or reproduced and of acquiring an objective, universal value. »
In the darkness, under a cold light, five silhouettes wake up, moving in a jerky, precise manner. These five phenomena, sensitive humanoid robots or new generation of augmented human beings, evolve before the eyes of the spectators, active witnesses of the metamorphosis which takes place throughout the play. It is through contact with others, in close proximity to the public, that these phenomena become humanized and raise as living beings truer than nature, inseparable from a biological Human, with the only difference that these super-humans emphasize our human vulnerability, leaving our future up in the air. Philosophical reflection, history of Humanity, aesthetic meditation, Phenomena explores the infinite possibilities of amplification and transcendence of the body and questions the evolution of Humans in the not-so-distant future.
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A choreography by Ismaël Mouaraki in collaboration with the performers Performers Geneviève Boulet, Felix Cossette, José Flores, Geneviève Gagné, Marie-Maxime Ross Dramaturgy advisor Estelle Clareton Lighting and scenography Paul Chambers, David-Alexandre Chabot Rehearsal manager Annie Gagnon and Isabelle Poirier Arstistic advisors Annie Gagnon, Geneviève Boulet and Isabelle Poirier Music Antoine Berthiaume Costumes Sarah Dubé Technical manager Olivier Chopinet
Phenomena received residency support from Agora de la danse, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Maison de la culture Frontenac and Circuit-est choreographic center. The creation of Phenomena received the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Conseil des Arts de Montréal.
