Les Brigittines

A body, buried beneath the weight of a recurring memory, faces the death of a part of itself. Its flesh no longer seems its own. Stripped of its skin, it is left to confront its rawness.
So many stories, so many ways to mend and glean understanding from the traumatic states that grip us. This work is a tribute to all these possible paths of healing, each as intricate as they are elusive, and impossible to reconstruct chronologically.

Elsa Tagawa's choreography and scenography invite metamorphosis, a transformation that is both profoundly intimate and physical, yet unmistakably political.

Fusing projected images with movement, this creation explores the mechanisms that enable us to survive and live after an assault. Chair Vive is an ode to bodies that have chosen to face their scars.