EXPERIMENT ON CHATTING BODIES

Concept: Fabien Prioville

Choreography and dance: Fabien Prioville, Pascal Merighi

Dramaturgy: Jurga Imbrasaite

Lighting design: Michael Götz

Communication: Alexandra Schmidt

Production: Fabien Prioville Dance Company

Co-Production: Tanzhaus nrw.

Supported by: the Ministry for Family, Children, Youths, Culture and Sports of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Office for Cultural Affairs of the State Capital of Düsseldorf, the Office for Cultural Affairs of the City of Wuppertal and the Stiftung van Meeteren.

Would it be alright if I danced in your kitchen? With this question Fabien Prioville invited people on facebook to perform with him and Pascal Merighi via Skype. They were asked to share their music, their movement, their opinion or their kitchen-view and co-create the piece in taking part in the first digitally extended live performance. Direct interaction via a medium like Skype is central to the performance. All the Skype performers take part in the show live.

Virtuality as a playground for self presentation: Fabien Prioville is fascinated by the influence of new technology on the way we are communicating. For his new piece he was inspired by the video chatroom chatroulette. On this site users present their, sometimes radical, ideas in totally random encounters.

Fabien Prioville (dancer, choreographer) was born in Paris 1973. After being interpret for 15 years with«Lalala Human Steps» and «Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina-Bausch», Fabien Prioville’s works all share a common basis of contrasts and opposites. His artistic focus lies on the exploration of society and the inner emotional world of the human being. He is searching for clear pictures for everyday impressions and observations, shedding light on emotions or converting them into their opposites.