Spine Of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit (2025)
Credit: Valérianne Poidevin
Spine Of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit is a performance that draws from individual and collective narratives to create an experience with sonic, visual, spatial and dancing elements.
Stanley Ollivier’s new work takes as a starting point the community building power of POC belonging spaces in order to reformulate traditional choreographic approaches. Together with performers Lily Brieu Nguyen and Mamadou Wagué, they explore everyday reality and social changes through a danced language that reflects the interrelations between the intimate, the body and the creation of a guarded, safe space.
Concept, Artistic Direction: Stanley Ollivier
Choreography, Performance: Lily Brieu Nguyen, Mamadou Wagué, Stanley Ollivier
Dramaturgy: Audrey Merilus
Music, Sound Design: Villads Klint
Scenography: Lou Cocody-Valentino
Costume Design: Godwin Agossah
Lighting Design-Technical Management: Ivan Cascon
Artistic collaboration: Marie Umuhoza, Benjamin Mengistu Navet
Production: Hiros
Co-production: Kaaitheater (BE), Arsenic (CH), Workspacebrussels (BE), HAUT Scene (DK), La Bellone (BE), BUDA (BE), KAAP (BE), Viernulvier (BE)
Residency Support: Accueil Studio- La Briqueterie du Val-de-Marne (FR), TanzHaus Zürich (CH), Government Gent (BE), Le Bamp (BE), HAUT Scene (DK), Workspacebrussels (BE), Les Brigittines (BE), Kunstenwerkplaats (BE), STUK Leuven (BE), BUDA (BE), La Bellone (BE), GC De Kriekelaar (BE)
TOUR DATES:
2022
Sequence I - SMAK, Ghent (BE)
2023
Sequence II - DANSAND Open Air Festival (BE)
2024
Sequence III - HAUT, Copenhagen (DNK)
2025
2025, November 15th - Work Sharing TanzHaus Zürich (CH)
2nd, 3rd May - Premiere, Kaaitheater (BE)
Dates TBC- STUK Leuven (BE)
Between 9th & 12th October - Materiais Diversos Festival, Lisboa (PT)
5th December- December Dance Festival, KAAP, Bruges (BE)
Dates TBC - Arsenic, Lausanne (CH)
16th December- BUDA/ Schouwburg Kortrijk (BE)
TBC - Viernulvier(BE)