Faune Fomitch

Faune Fomitch

1988 

Michel Kelemenis
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This solo, a contemporary version of Nijinsky’s ballet, l’Après-midi  d’un faune, is “pure essence.” Without artificial coloring or  preservatives, Michel Kelemenis appears soberly clad in forest tones.  The faun is solitary. There is nothing demonstrative in his process of  seduction; everything comes from the dancer’s hidden side. What is so  attractive about Kelemenis is his way of appearing and disappearing.  There is a touch of Salome’s dance of the seven veils in this faun.  Behind the attractive, silken movements hides the nameless and unnamable  object of desire. And just when we think we’ve solved the riddle,  Kelemenis escapes, slips away to take form elsewhere, where he can  summon the public once again, either in a frenetic race or in a restful  pose…”
Marie-Christine Vernay – Lyon Libération – septembre 1988