This is a fantastical story about a woman, a man, a house.

The absurd daily routines of the man and woman are turned upside down one rainy day: the woman disappears in the flood, with only her hair remaining - and it is alive. A tale of disaster both unique and universal, Acqua Alta tells of losing and searching, of fear of the bizarre and otherness, and how to tame it.

In this production, the Lyon-based digital art company Adrien M & Claire B present the same story in three different formats: Acqua Alta - Ink black, combining movement and living digital images on stage; Acqua Alta - Crossing the Mirror, a book whose contents are only visible in augmented reality; and Acqua Alta - Tête-à-tête, an immersive virtual reality experience.

Comme toujours avec Adrien M & Claire B, c’est plastiquement magnifique et narrativement poétique.－Le Petit Bulletin

Ils ont l'art et la manière de nous faire plonger dans des mirages virtuels d'une telle beauté qu'on en a le souffle coupé.－Télérama Sortir

Installation

Pop-up book in augmented reality: Acqua Alta - Crossing the Mirror

※15 minutes per reading time
※Suggested for age 7+ with accompanying adults

Virtual reality experience: Acqua Alta - Tête-à-tête

※3 minutes
※Suggested for age 15+

Installation Dates

2021/3/24 Wed. 15:00-21:00

2021/3/25 Thu. - 3/27 Sat. 11:30-21:00

2021/3/28 Sun. 11:30-17:00

Black Box

Free Admission

Choreography & Performance / Satchie Noro

The French-born dancer Satchie Noro first began her training with her father, an Aikido master, before turning to classical ballet. After a short stay at the Deutsche Oper Berlin when she was 16, she became active in the local alternative dance scene as a choreographer and performer. After learning aerial techniques at the Les Noctambules circus school in Nanterre, she founded her own ensemble Furinkaï, and since 2016 has been co-director of Les Noctambules. Satchie Noro has been active as a dancer and circus performer with Adrien M & Claire B and many other artists.

Choreography & Performance / Dimitri Hatton

Dimitri Hatton is an innovative clown and visual comedy artist, having studied at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique in Orléans and the Centre National des Arts du Cirque in Chalons-en-Champagne, France. Since 2001, he has created his own shows in a unique style that mixes visual comedy, clown art, object manipulation, absurd humor and improvisation. In his work, the shared vulnerabilities of mankind are transformed into a constant source of laughter, transcending borders and languages. As an actor and director, Dimitri Hatton regularly works with ensembles including the Cirque du Soleil and Les 7 Doigts de la Main.

Original Music / Olivier Mellano

Olivier Mellano is a French musician, composer, improviser, writer and guitarist who has played in over fifty groups since the beginning of the nineties, including Psykick Lyrikah, Mobiil, Bed, Laetitia Shéri and Dominique A. His musical work has appeared in cinematic, theatrical, dance and literary contexts; as an author, he published his first book in 2008. His broad-ranging, meticulous compositional style draws on the legacies of Carlo Gesualdo, Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, Gavin Bryars, Moondog and György Ligeti, with a unique musical aesthetic which breaks down stylistic hierarchies in works spanning ambitious pop music to unabashed contemporary music.

Production Team

Concept & Artistic Direction / Claire Bardainne, Adrien Mondot

Drawings & Paper Design / Claire Bardainne

Computer Design / Adrien Mondot

Choreography & Performers / Dimitrie Hatton, Satchie Noro

Original Music / Olivier Meliano

Computer Development / Rémi Engel

Paper Engineering / Eric Singelin

Script Doctor / Marietta Ren

Digital Interpretation / Adrien Mondot, Jérémy Chartier, Yan Godat

Light Engineering / Jérémy Chartier, Yan Godat, Benoit Fenayon

Sound Engineering / Régis Estreich, Christophe Sartori, Romain Sicard

Construction / Jérémy Chartier, Yan Godat, Arnaud Gonzalez, Claire Gringore, Yannick Moréteau

Technical Management / Romain Sicard

Administration / Marek Vuiton

Technical Direction / Alexis Bergeron

Production & Booking / Joanna Rieussec

Production / Margaux Fritsch, Delphine Teypaz

Additional music / Jean-Sébastien Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and Jon Brion

Production / Adrien M & Claire B

Co-production / LUX, Scène Nationale de Valence; Hexagone Scène Nationale Arts Sciences - Meylan; Maison de la Danse-Lyon (Pôle européen de creation - DRAC Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes, Ministère de la Culture); Chaillot - Théâtre National de la Danse; Espace Jéliote, Scène Conventionnée "arts de la marionette", Communauté de Communes du Haut-Béarn, Oloron-Sainte-Marie; Théâtre Paul Éluard, Scène Conventionnée Bezons; Theater Freiburg

Exceptional support / Adami Accueil studio, Les Subsistances, Lyon (2018-2019)

The Adrien M & Claire B Company is accredited by DRAC Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and is supported by the City of Lyon.

Creation 2019