Le Départ tackles injustice head on. Zora Snake envisages the space of this solo to be a jungle where survival of the fittest reigns supreme. In the middle of it a body is trapped in a system of multiple dominations that have to be fought. The result is an energetic and electric dance fuelled by shadows, with physical engagement from top to toe. How can a body thought of as prey turn the tide and enter into the fray to shed light on its present and its future? Through his singular writing, Zora Snake’s movement seeks pathways in a choreography blending breakdance, popping and krump, eager to draw from these different trends and foster a form of active protest. Here dance is transformed into a space of possible self-expression, revealing the stresses of a world that vacillates in order to transition more effectively.
Création 2022 / Conception, mise en scène, chorégraphie et interprétation : Zora Snake / Texte et dramaturgie : Zora Snake, Alice Carre / Création lumière : Étienne Tak / Création musique : Pidj Boomboomdistortion
Production : Compagnie Zora Snake / Coproduction : Institut français de Paris, Le Triangle – Cité de la danse, la briqueterie CDCN Val-de-Marne, Compagnie Acétés / Aide : Institut français du Cameroun, CDC La Termitière, Les Ateliers Frappaz, Festival Sens Interdits / Partenaires : École des Sables, Ankata – Faso Danse Théâtre, Festival Mantsina sur scène
À noter aussi que la performance L’Opéra du villageois de Zora Snake présentée lors du Festival Legs 2022 est reprise au Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles du 11 au 14 février 2025.