The Tree (fragments of poetics on fire)

In an age when humans deplete the resources of  the earth, Carolyn Carlson declares her love for it. In this poetic  exploration of humanity and nature, the American choreographer  dramatizes the four elements to pay homage to our planet.

A work by Carolyn Carlson is a gift that cannot be missed. Looking  back at her childhood, one of scenic west American landscapes and the  midnight suns of Finland, the great dancer and choreographer pays  tribute to all the miracles accomplished by the earth in The TREE.  “Like nature, we transform.” Accordingly, her nine dancers embody  water, fire, the tree or wind indiscriminately.  Conceived across  multiple levels that successively reveal themselves – like a painting  within a painting – this declaration of love to our planet has “the  poetic power of the flames.” It urges us to fully acknowledge its beauty  and fragility. Isabelle Calabre