We
are interested by what we don’t understand. We’ve always worked to
divert meaning so that meaning remains open and is forever a theoretical building
site. Music is the main theme of this new work. Or more precisely, folk music,
a music that bears with it a historical dimension: political in its demands, social
in its rallies, esthetic in its performance. There is a fourth point, too: its
nonchalant form, and it is that form that interests us; a folk song can transmit
a violent message via a bright harmony. We would like to share with the public,
in the form of a performative concert, songs sung in “yogurt.” Devoid
of meaning, the words will suggest an English-sounding tongue. A few recognizable
key terms point toward some probable story. The aim of working on the form of
the concert is to elaborate a different choreographic esthetic. The intention
here is also to use bodies to create images that might seem to come from an abstract
tale of legends.
The
music is composed on guitar. The influences spring from the folk scene, Jana Hunter,
Leonard Cohen, Smog, T. Rex, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Rio en Medio, Tim Fite,
Mike Tamburo, Television Hill, Nick Schillace, Human Bell, Sir Richard Bishop,
Noah Georgeson, Joanna Newsom, Davidthomasbroughton, Vetiver, Devendra Banhart
and so on. (Laurence Yadi and Nicolas Cantillon)
En
Concert, attitudes, 1 December 2007
Concept
and interpretation: Laurence Yadi and Nicolas Cantillon (F, 1973 and 1972, live
and work in Geneva)
Lighting: Jean-Philippe Roy
Artistic assistants: Alexandre
Joly, Christian Graff, Patricia Tondreau, Vincent Hänni
Sound : Sébastien
Graz
Production: Compagnie 7273
Support: Pro Helvetia - Fondation suisse
pour la culture, Ville de Genève - Département des affaires culturelles,
État de Genève - Département de l'instruction publique,
Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Loterie Romande
Compagnie 7273 enjoys a partnership
with Fondation Nestlé pour l'Art.
Acknowledgements:
La Gavotte / Espaces de création: RE.AL - Lisbon, Studios de l'ADC - Geneva
Links
: www.cie7273.com