Dance

WHIP

A show by George Labbat 
France, 40′
NATIONAL PREMIERE
With the support of Fondazione Nuovi Mecenati – Fondazione franco-italiana di sostegno alla creazione contemporanea

2 shows for this event
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WHIP places at the center of the stage an object with powerful evocative force: the whip. A symbol of social, animal, colonial, and sexual domination, the whip here becomes an extension of the body—able to liberate, bind, and create.

Its crack, combined with electronic sound, shapes both the musical choreography and the dramaturgy of the piece, defining the distance between audience and performers, who move freely throughout the former church of San Mattia.

WHIP explores the threshold where transgression and constraint coexist, where the very edge of risk draws us in and commands our attention.

Accessibility

Accessible for people with mobility impairments and wheelchair users
There are no toilet facilities

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Credits

Choreography: Georges Labbat
Performes: Letizia Galloni / Zoé Lakhnati, Georges Labbat
Lights: Shaly Lopez 
Scenografia: Remy Ebras e Georges Labbat
Music: Paul FLEURY
Costumes: Charlie LE MINDU / Conseils
Artistic: Némo FLOURET, Solène WACHTER 
Lighting and directing assistant: Tom BOURDON
Photography & Video: David LE BORGNE 
Production & diffusion: Margaux ROY 
Produced by: Bleu Printemps Productions
Supported by: Fonds Haplotès 
Coproduced by: La Ménagerie de Verre – Paris, Le Carreau du Temple – Paris, CCNO – Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans 
Supported by: la Mairie d’Orléans et de la Région Centre – Val de Loire

 
Biographical note

Georges Labbat trained in Paris and at P.A.R.T.S., and in addition to being a choreographer, he is also a visual artist and sculptor. He has collaborated with Gisèle Vienne, Boris Charmatz, and Anne Imhof, performing at the Palais de Tokyo. He is an associate artist with Danse Dense. With WHIP, he is the winner of the Haplotès Fund’s Danza 2023 competition.

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