insomnia
in residency at La Grainerie | photo : Virginie Costet
in residency at La Grainerie | photo : équipe insomnia
3 du TROIS at the TROIS C-L | photo : Léa Junet
in residency at La Grainerie | photo : Virginie Costet
insomnia is a trans·disciplinary project in which we explore metamorphosis and identity as seen through the prism of our ever-changing bodies in a world in flux. Inspired by authors Paul B. Preciado, Octavia Butler, and Donna Haraway, we use movement and voice to share stories of trans·formation, aging and becoming.
insomnia is about the space between present narrative and future dreams. We stand at the intersection between the stories we inherit and those we invent, in the liminal space between the no longer and the not yet.
insomnia is a hybrid project, divided between two bodies of movement research : a 35-minute duo combining contemporary-urban choreography and operatic singing on loop station, and a circus-theater piece with text and live music.
insomnia, part i : dance until the end / what end
premieres scheduled for the 2024 - 2025 season
insomnia, part ii : another end of the world is possible
premieres scheduled for the 2025 - 2026 season
to receive the project dossier and tech rider
Writing and directing
Frieda Gerson
insomnia, part i :
dance until the end / what end
Fer Flores & Marie-Christiane Nishimwe
insomnia, part ii :
another end of the world is possible
Fer Flores, Téo Martin Rubio,
Stéphane Léchit
// team under construction //
Musical dramaturgy
Costumes
Assistant director
Marino Gatto
alternating with Myléna Auzeneau
Outside eye - choreography
Sandra Sainte-Rose Fanchine
Outside eye - dramaturgy
Renelde Pierlot, Claire Thill
Photography
Helena Brunnerová, Virginie Costet,
Léa Junet, Michelle Kleyr
Confirmed coproducers
TROIS C-L – Maison pour la danse (LU)
Chapiteau Raj’ganawak (FR)
Partners, residencies, and
confirmed support
La Grainerie – European Circus Arts Center of Toulouse (FR), CELL – Center for Ecological Learning Luxembourg, Kulturfabrik (LU), Bâtiment4 (LU), La Chaufferie / Cie DCA - Philippe Decouflé (FR), Ax Animation – Cultural center of Haute Ariège (FR), L’Agit Théâtre (FR), Le 110 (FR)
Production in association with
Ampersand Variations asbl (LU)
