Preparing for Darkness

Preparing for Darkness is a twenty-minute solo that raises questions about control and agency, the performer’s and spectator’s gaze, and social proximity. A dynamic constellation, in which the audience is both objectifying viewer and physical container, forms the solo’s setting. In the middle of this container, two consecutive movement phrases unfold steadily, both sculptural in their form and structured by L’Etranger by Albert Camus.

Du fond de mon avenir, pendant toute cette vie absurde que j’avais menée, un souffle obscur remontait vers moi à travers des années qui n’étaient pas encore venues

21:00

✴︎ 20min

Credits

Choreography and performance: Jacob Bousset | Mentor: Christine De Smedt | Co-mentoring: Anna Fedoronchuk, Elena María Olías García, Marika Suzuki, Patric Eduardo Da Cunha, Silke Hamers | Assistance and support: Alba Díaz Muñoz, Beatričė Zaveckaitė, Martha MacMillan, Nicolas Dang, Patric Eduardo Da Cunha