MONO

The form of the “radiophonic piece,” to “listen to” as suggested by the German word Hörspiel, has developed a rich tradition in the German-speaking countries. 
Since his childhood Thomas Hauert is fascinated by these programs which take us into worlds without images, worlds whose landscapes and drama surprise us from behind, from the side, from inside ourselves. 
For this creation Thomas Hauert worked with the Colombian composer Fredy Vallejos, whom he met during ManiFeste2012 at Ircam (the Institute for Research and Acoustic and Musical Coordination in Paris). They invented a polyphonic and abstract piece with neither a linear story nor fixed characters. 
The choreographer, artisan of a subtle alchemy between improvisation and composition, brings together in MONO (from the Greek “alone” but also “monkey” in Spanish) seven dancers from his company and the violist Noémie Bialobroda. Together they diffuse sounds and movements in a perpetually reconfiguring space, short-circuiting our rational thinking and stimulating our bodies by immersion and empathy.