Les Brigittines

Dancing with humour [and sobriety].

Martine Pisani, without question, a connoisseur of mischief.
Her work glimmers with quiet wit and affectionate irreverence—tender, knowing winks to the grand figures and formal tropes of contemporary dance.

In sans, a landmark piece created 25 years ago, there are three performers. Three men take the stage, their hair now dusted with silver. They dance without: without narrative, without light, without scenery, without music, without motive or resolution.

So everything is in the present moment, everything is slight, tentative. From a raised eyebrow to a gesture drawn then gently withheld, from one barely revealed intention to the next, the piece invites us to laugh – simply, unpretentiously – at our shared humanity.
The choreographer has conjured a fragile dance that resembles her deeply.