In the historical art of tapestry, a lattice of threads is interlaced to create patterns and symbols, to give form to characters, presenting a range of flamboyant colours revealed through painstaking composition. Bryana Fritz and Thibault Lac, in their second collaboration following on from Knight-Night, have adopted as a backdrop the enigmatic tapestry La Dame à la licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn) to weave an allegorical performance evoking friendship, affection, courtly love and other earthly pleasures. Guiding us through the six wall hangings forming the medieval work, they invite us to spend a moment under the banner of desire, on a decadent journey in a florid ‘millefleurs’ setting. The interplay between interconnections and sensual pursuits generates disruption in the figures’ incarnation, all passing through the bodies of these two virtuoso performers, never at rest. The Lick-Horn canvas presents an incursion into a world of multiplicity, in which all the senses are invited to open up, to come into contact, to cohabit.
Création 2026 / Conception et interprétation : Bryana Fritz, Thibault Lac / Composition musicale : Alban Schelbert / Création lumière : Ryoya Fudetani, conçue en diptyque avec la création lumière d’Alice Panziera pour Knight-Night / Costumes et scénographie : Lotte de Jager / Régie générale : Thibault Villard /Développement et production
Elissa Kollyris Développement et production - phase préparatoire
Elissa Kollyris et Clémentine Dubost / Regards extérieurs : Anne Davier, Lisa laurent, Stephen Thompson /
Production : Rocinante & Qwerty / Coproduction : Charleroi danse, December Dance, Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble, la Ménagerie de verre, Pavillon ADC, NEXT Festival / Soutien : Fonds de dotation Francis Kurkdjian, Mécénat Caisse des dépôts / Accueil en résidence : Tanzhaus, CN D Centre national de la danse, Actoral, La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne, Atelier de Paris – CDCN
Remerciements (en cours)
Perle Palombe, Héloïse Evano