Ashes

Born of the desire to continue creating despite the Covid health crisis, the Barbarians project is a video fresco in several chapters.

in several chapters.

The term ‘barbarians’ was used in ancient civilisations to designate ‘those who do not belong’. The project paints a portrait of difference and identity through exclusion, in a variety of forms.

Each of these short dance films is set to a brand new score composed and performed by Romain R.B.

Barbarians deals with difference through education, demands, excess and disillusionment.

Because everyone is confronted with exclusion at some point in their lives, Barbarians aims to ask the audience how the group looks at the individual, and to break down the judgement surrounding marginality.

ASHES

Ashes is the finale of the Barbarians series. The video evokes rebirth from the ashes, like the phoenix. It is also a moment of reconnecting with the ground, that is, with what carries us, what is real and solid. It’s a video about unity and verticality. The character is multiplied and the ensemble of dancers represents what it is: a unified whole, aligned, moving without resistance and capable of facing difficulties and trials, as when it is moving in the middle of a storm. 

The lyrics deal with the loss of control, the uncertainty of tomorrow and with that the necessity of the present moment. The middle slam

resonates like the voice of a father, an inner dialogue that balances the desire to change the world, to free it from injunctions, but also the need to live in the present moment.

injunctions, but also the inability to change it oneself.

So it’s a saving apocalypse that allows the character to stand on the strength of his experience, ready for a

ready for renewal.