Ôno-Sensation [intégrale]

Pauline  L. Boulba translates into a choreographic form her own experience as a spectator, which she defines as being an “affected criticism”. Bringing together the discursive and the performative, her pieces cross over and reveal the different strata of life (psychology, history,  politics, aesthetics…) which participate in the exercise of interpretation. Her new creation opens up a dialogue with Kazuo Ono’s Admiring La Argentina in which the pioneering master of butô goes back over a twofold memory. The first refers to the discovery on stage, during his youth, of the flamenco icon Antonia Mercé; the second to his subsequent encounter with Nakanishi’s canvases, which reminded him of the dancer’s energy. In this respect, the piece aims at reviving memories of these real or symbolic ghosts, forming a bond with them that is similar to and as sensitive as that proposed by a medium. Using different props on the stage, Pauline L. Boulba maps out emotions and shares the way in which the dead can make us happy.

Source: program of the CND