Empire of a Faun Imaginary
Something between a prehistoric opera and an eerie ballet, Empire of a Faun Imaginary addresses feelings of meaninglessness and futility, the inadequate devices we have to navigate them, and the fantasies this generates. Yearning for transformation and new futures, Empire of a Faun Imaginary is a melancholic world in search of the miraculous, that asks: How can we go on, and how can we dream again? The piece combines vocal work, visual art, and bodies in movement to explore our tussle with a contradictory, messy, and uncertain world, where horror and beauty carry on a strange dialogue.
Artistic director
Performers
Dramaturg
Artistic companion
Cultural theory consultant
Sound
Voice work and vocal composition
Lighting
Stage and Costumes
Stage and costumes collaboration
Wigmaker (tights)
Puppet creation
Tailoring
Producer
Production and stage manager
Stage manager
Assistant stage manager
Company management
Development in France
Attachée de presse (France)
Photos
Simone Mousset
Tasha Hess-Neustadt, Lewys Holt, Eevi Kinnunen, Hannah Parsons,
with Jorge Motel / Carine Baccega / Louis Chevalier
Lou Cope
Neil Callaghan
Macon Holt
Alberto Ruiz Soler
Jamie McCarthy
Seth Rook Williams
Lydia Sonderegger
Ariane Koziolek, Anne-Sophie Raemy, Leonie Wienandts
Birte Meier
Sophie Ruth Donaldson, Emilie Mathieu
Cony Jegerlehner
Vasanthi Argouin
Bryony Byrne
Alberto Ruiz Soler
Jorge Motel
Cathy Modert
Les Indépendances
Murielle Richard
Sven Becker
Marco Pavone
Production: Simone Mousset Projects
Coproduction: Escher Theater (LU) ; Esch 2022 Capitale européenne de la Culture (LU) ; POLE-SUD, Centre de Développement Chorégraphique National, Strasbourg (FR) ; Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes (FR) ; KLAP Maison pour la danse (FR) ; Les Hivernales – CDCN d’Avignon (FR) ; Atelier de Paris / CDCN (FR) ; Centre Chorégraphique National de Rillieux-la-Pape, direction Yuval PICK (FR)
Financial partners: The Place – Londres; TROIS C-L – Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois; CN D Centre national de la danse dans le cadre du dispositif Artistes en expérimentation à Lyon; Fondation Indépendance by BIL
With the support of Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg (LU)
Residency at La Briqueterie – CDCN du Val-de-Marne
With thanks to London Contemporary Dance School Costume Department