les égarés - cie. toula limnaios

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»les égarés« (those who have strayed from the path) continues to explore the depths of the conditio humana, drawing inspiration from charles baudelaire’s seminal poetry collection »les fleurs du mal«. in these poems, which mark the dawn of »modern« european verse, baudelaire not only grapples with contradictions but also delves into the fragmentation and impermanence of human existence. his work reveals not a wholesale rejection of the world, but rather a piercing autopsy of unease, evil, and suffering.

today, we find ourselves unable to move either forward or backward in a world on the brink of dissolution. »we are in flight, in an in-between realm. we inhabit a de-centered life. our form of existence is defined by speed and adaptability to the ever-shifting conditions of our lives…« (roger willemsen)

»les égarés« unfolds visually as a choreographic essay, brought to life by eight dancers. they appear entrapped within a space, repelled by the present, solitary yet together, dispersed in a swarm of attentions…

upcoming performances
11 – 14 december

premiere 4 oct 2023 dance/creation premiere daniel afonso, francesca bedin, laura beschi, leonardo d’aquino, karolina kardasz, amandine lamouroux, alessio scandale, hironori sugata

the cie. toula limnaios is institutionally supported by the state of berlin, senate department for culture and social cohesion.

concept/choreography

toula limnaios

music

ralf r. ollertz

dance/creation

rafael abreu, daniel afonso, francesca bedin, laura beschi, félix deepen, karolina kardasz, amandine lamouroux, hironori sugata

assistance

alice gaspari

lightdesign

felix grimm, domenik engemann

technical director/lightdesign

felix grimm

touring cooperations

marie schmieder

public relation

sarah böhmer

space

toula limnaios

lighting & stage technics

jan römer

costumes

Kristina Weiß-Busch, toula limnaios

fotos

cyan, jens wazel, dieter hartwig

reviews

»once again toula limnaios surprises with a creation different from the previous ones. … although limnaios’ style is recognisable, here the choreographer tries her hand at an interesting and new use of space, both in relation to the arrangement of the dancers on stage and the audience in the halle. … »les égarés« is a current story, which once again demonstrates the sensitivity and eye of the greek choreographer in capturing and telling reality.« (Nicola Campanelli, Campa di Danza 2023)

»the poetic and pictorial, almost abstract choreographies … take us into a parallel world. the breath catches, the dancers are trapped by a masterful, exponentially suffocating set, a cage from which they cannot escape. little by little, the madness spreads to us, their trance reaches us. at the convergence of styles and disciplines, the seven dancers of the troupe skillfully mix the different styles of contemporary dance.« (héloïse leclercq, le petit journal 2023)