Wednesday, 26 August
20:30, Park Theatre
Vasiliki Papapostolou / Tarantism (GR): Pantopticon 26’
Choreography, performance, text: Vasiliki Papapostolou (Tarantism)
Music composer & sound designer: Christopher Nas (all music is original)
Lighting design: Emma Gasson
Videographer: Klaus Shehaj
In the eighteenth century, Jeremy Bentham created the Panopticon, a prison design emphasizing constant surveillance. Foucault argued that this concept reflects modern society, where individuals internalize external scrutiny, leading to self-surveillance.
In the piece Panopticon, the red hands symbolize control, constantly monitoring the body, which represents the human spirit struggling against a mechanized existence focused on conformity and statistics. The work explores the inner conflict among the ego, superego, and subconscious, highlighting the tension between order and chaos and the desire for control over an unpredictable life. The character wrestles with the paradox of wanting visibility while feeling invisible, performing for others and questioning their identity. Ultimately, the piece reflects on life’s meaning, the desire to escape judgment, and the futility of societal rules, portraying the soul trapped in a machine-like body in an increasingly predictable world.
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Compagnie Filipe Lourenço / Plan-K (PT, FR): Amazigh in Situ 30’
Choreography: Filipe Lourenço Assistant: Deborah Lary Dancers: Kerem Gelebek, Mithkal Alzghair, Jamil Attar, Alice Lada, Ema Bertaud Music: Filipe Lourenço, Amine Nouri Costume design: Khalid Benghrib
Production: Compagnie Filipe Lourenço / Plan-K
Coproductions: Maison de la culture de Bourges – Scène nationale / Théâtre de l'Agora-Desnos – Scène nationale de l'Essonne / Théâtre d'Orléans – Scène nationale/ Théâtre de Corbeil-Essonnes/ L'Arc – Scène nationale (Le Creusot) / Espaces Pluriels – Scène conventionnée d'intérêt national art et danse (Pau) / Maison des arts et de la danse – Opéra de Limoges / Espace 1789 / Saint-Ouen / CCN de Nancy – Ballet du Rhin / CCN de Grenoble / CCN de Roubaix / Danse à tous les étages - CDCN itinérant en Bretagne.
Presented in july 2025 in la Belle Scène Saint-Denis, programm of Théâtre Louis Aragon – Scène conventionnée d'intérêt national art et création – danse (Tremblay-en- France), supported by Ville de Tremblay- en-France, du Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis, Ministère de la Culture (DRAC Île-de-France).
With the support of CND – Centre National de la Danse / Centrequatre - Paris / ADAMI / ONDA.
Filipe Lourenço / Plan-K is supported by the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC Centre–Val de Loire) in the development of its projects.
The company has also received project funding from the Centre – Val de Loire Regional Council.
With the support of the French Institute in Serbia and Teatroskop, a program initiated by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Culture, and Institut français Paris.
After exploring the Alaoui dance (Morocco) (GOUÂL, 2021, then CHEB, 2023), Filipe Lourenço here brings together the deconstructed principles of the Ahidous dance. This traditional dance serves as a starting point for a repetitive, geometric variation that the dancers inhabit through their breath, songs, and gestures. They create bridges between traditional practices and contemporary dance. The weaving of sound and movement opens the way to new imaginaries, built around a
basic rhythm that unfolds and varies in step with the dramaturgical evolution.
20:30, Park Theatre
Vasiliki Papapostolou / Tarantism (GR): Pantopticon 26’
Choreography, performance, text: Vasiliki Papapostolou (Tarantism)
Music composer & sound designer: Christopher Nas (all music is original)
Lighting design: Emma Gasson
Videographer: Klaus Shehaj
In the eighteenth century, Jeremy Bentham created the Panopticon, a prison design emphasizing constant surveillance. Foucault argued that this concept reflects modern society, where individuals internalize external scrutiny, leading to self-surveillance.
In the piece Panopticon, the red hands symbolize control, constantly monitoring the body, which represents the human spirit struggling against a mechanized existence focused on conformity and statistics. The work explores the inner conflict among the ego, superego, and subconscious, highlighting the tension between order and chaos and the desire for control over an unpredictable life. The character wrestles with the paradox of wanting visibility while feeling invisible, performing for others and questioning their identity. Ultimately, the piece reflects on life’s meaning, the desire to escape judgment, and the futility of societal rules, portraying the soul trapped in a machine-like body in an increasingly predictable world.
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Compagnie Filipe Lourenço / Plan-K (PT, FR): Amazigh in Situ 30’
Choreography: Filipe Lourenço Assistant: Deborah Lary Dancers: Kerem Gelebek, Mithkal Alzghair, Jamil Attar, Alice Lada, Ema Bertaud Music: Filipe Lourenço, Amine Nouri Costume design: Khalid Benghrib
Production: Compagnie Filipe Lourenço / Plan-K
Coproductions: Maison de la culture de Bourges – Scène nationale / Théâtre de l'Agora-Desnos – Scène nationale de l'Essonne / Théâtre d'Orléans – Scène nationale/ Théâtre de Corbeil-Essonnes/ L'Arc – Scène nationale (Le Creusot) / Espaces Pluriels – Scène conventionnée d'intérêt national art et danse (Pau) / Maison des arts et de la danse – Opéra de Limoges / Espace 1789 / Saint-Ouen / CCN de Nancy – Ballet du Rhin / CCN de Grenoble / CCN de Roubaix / Danse à tous les étages - CDCN itinérant en Bretagne.
Presented in july 2025 in la Belle Scène Saint-Denis, programm of Théâtre Louis Aragon – Scène conventionnée d'intérêt national art et création – danse (Tremblay-en- France), supported by Ville de Tremblay- en-France, du Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis, Ministère de la Culture (DRAC Île-de-France).
With the support of CND – Centre National de la Danse / Centrequatre - Paris / ADAMI / ONDA.
Filipe Lourenço / Plan-K is supported by the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC Centre–Val de Loire) in the development of its projects.
The company has also received project funding from the Centre – Val de Loire Regional Council.
With the support of the French Institute in Serbia and Teatroskop, a program initiated by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Culture, and Institut français Paris.
After exploring the Alaoui dance (Morocco) (GOUÂL, 2021, then CHEB, 2023), Filipe Lourenço here brings together the deconstructed principles of the Ahidous dance. This traditional dance serves as a starting point for a repetitive, geometric variation that the dancers inhabit through their breath, songs, and gestures. They create bridges between traditional practices and contemporary dance. The weaving of sound and movement opens the way to new imaginaries, built around a
basic rhythm that unfolds and varies in step with the dramaturgical evolution.